Fans of the original Flatliners don’t seem too pumped for the upcoming sequel, a big reason being the new film uses the same name and premise, coming off as more of a remake than a continuation. You may not be able to change the fact the film is coming, but one aspect that may ease the burden is the fact the movie will have an appearance from the original’s star – Kiefer Sutherland. The actor will reprise his role as Dr. Nelson Wright in the film, and a new TV... Read More...
- 9/13/2017
- by Matt Rooney
- JoBlo.com
Sutherland played Nelson Wright in the original 1990 movie
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- 9/13/2017
- by Max Evry
- Comingsoon.net
Although Flatliners appears to be a remake of the 1990 Joel Schumacher film, it's actually a sequel thanks to the inclusion of Keifer Sutherland who will be reprising his role of Nelson Wright from the first film. Even so, you'd be forgiven for continuing to label the Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) directed flick as a remake as it seems to thrust the same concept on a... Read More...
- 9/7/2017
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
“What if we could document what happens to us after we die?” That is, in a nutshell, the crux of Flatliners, Sony’s long-brewing horror sequel that extracts all of the unnerving science and existential musings of the 1990 cult classic and projects them onto the canvas for a new generation.
Coming by way of director Niels Arden Oplev, creative mind behind The Girl With The Tattoo – the Swedish version, that is, not the adaptation from Sony and David Fincher – Flatliners has pulled together a fairly impressive lineup of known stars (see: Ellen Page) and actors that are just now beginning to break into Hollywood’s big leagues, such as Diego Luna.
However that may be, and pardon the pun, but we imagine Flatliners will live or die depending on the strength of its script. Last we reported, the film’s debut trailer was riddled with bland, uninspired dialogue (“it’s...
Coming by way of director Niels Arden Oplev, creative mind behind The Girl With The Tattoo – the Swedish version, that is, not the adaptation from Sony and David Fincher – Flatliners has pulled together a fairly impressive lineup of known stars (see: Ellen Page) and actors that are just now beginning to break into Hollywood’s big leagues, such as Diego Luna.
However that may be, and pardon the pun, but we imagine Flatliners will live or die depending on the strength of its script. Last we reported, the film’s debut trailer was riddled with bland, uninspired dialogue (“it’s...
- 7/27/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Metro.co.uk recently interviewed actor Kiefer Sutherland about the recently announced Flatliners remake. Sutherland confirmed that the remake is in fact a sequel to the original film which starred himself, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, and Oliver Platt.
The original film revolved around a group of medical students, led by Sutherland's character, Nelson Wright, who would experiment by stopping their heartbeat to prove there is life after death.
On the idea of returning for the sequel he said:
"I play a professor at the medical university. It is never stated but it will probably be very clearly understood that I’m the same character I was in the original Flatliners but that I have changed my name and I’ve done some things to move on from the experiments that we were doing in the original film."
Sutherland continued by saying:
"I loved making the first film and when I...
The original film revolved around a group of medical students, led by Sutherland's character, Nelson Wright, who would experiment by stopping their heartbeat to prove there is life after death.
On the idea of returning for the sequel he said:
"I play a professor at the medical university. It is never stated but it will probably be very clearly understood that I’m the same character I was in the original Flatliners but that I have changed my name and I’ve done some things to move on from the experiments that we were doing in the original film."
Sutherland continued by saying:
"I loved making the first film and when I...
- 8/1/2016
- by J.B. Casas
- LRMonline.com
We already know that at least one of the key cast members from the original 1990 hit thriller "Flatliners" is coming back for Sony Pictures' upcoming remake - Kiefer Sutherland.
Today Sutherland has confirmed a suspected theory - that the film is not a remake but rather a sequel with him playing the same character of Nelson Wright. Speaking with Metro, he explained how the movie isn't so quick to reveal itself as taking place in the same universe as the original:
"I play a professor at the medical university. It is never stated but it will probably be very clearly understood that I'm the same character I was in the original Flatliners but that I have changed my name and I've done some things to move on from the experiments that we were doing in the original film... I loved making the first film and when I was asked if...
Today Sutherland has confirmed a suspected theory - that the film is not a remake but rather a sequel with him playing the same character of Nelson Wright. Speaking with Metro, he explained how the movie isn't so quick to reveal itself as taking place in the same universe as the original:
"I play a professor at the medical university. It is never stated but it will probably be very clearly understood that I'm the same character I was in the original Flatliners but that I have changed my name and I've done some things to move on from the experiments that we were doing in the original film... I loved making the first film and when I was asked if...
- 7/30/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
As I suspected, Sony's upcoming Flatliners remake isn't a remake at all but rather a sequel, in which returning original cast member Kiefer Sutherland will indeed reprise his role as Nelson Wright. I'm a genius! Sutherland confirmed the nature of the project in a recent interview with Metro: “I play a professor at the medical university. It is never stated but it will probably be very clearly understood that I’m the same character I was in the original Flatliners but that I have changed my name and I’ve done some things to move on from the experiments that we were doing in the original film." Interestingly, this is the second so-called remake of a beloved '90s genre film to have been revealed as a sorta-sequel in recent months. Earlier this year, The Craft producer Douglas Wick revealed to HitFix exclusively that the new version of the 1996 cult...
- 7/29/2016
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
First of all, I'd just like to point out that there was already, ostensibly, a remake of Flatliners. But okay, they're still doing another one anyway! Lalalalalala Can't Hear You Over The Sound Of This Cold Hard Cash. The new film stars Ellen Page, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, Kiersey Clemens and now original cast member Kiefer Sutherland, who's is in talks for the role of a "seasoned doctor," according to Deadline. Hmmm..."seasoned doctor"...could he possibly be playing Nelson Wright, the same character he portrayed in the original movie? Medical students do tend to pursue careers in the medical field, just saying! The original Flatliners was directed by Joel Schumacher and starred Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Oliver Platt, William Baldwin and Kevin Bacon as medical school students who experiment with near death experiences. The film grossed over $60 million in North America.
- 7/7/2016
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
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