Darren’s Movie News 08/05/09

How many different versions of classic tales can there be? IMDB lists over 200 different films with the character Count Dracula in them (I’m sure there’s more) and Dr. Henry Jekyll has appeared in over 60 titles. What’s being added after each retelling? What’s been taken away? The entire mystery element of the Jekyll and Hyde story has long since been quashed so… …I don’t see what Keanu Reeves new version of the Jekyll and Hyde tale, Jekyll, can add. James Nesbitt had an excellent mini-series on BBC two years ago with the same title. That definitely had a fresh slant on the story, so I guess Reeves’ movie could do the same. I’m dubious. Vin Diesel is set to play and expert driver in a new movie. 3 Fast 3 Furious? Nope - it’s called The Wheelman. Pointless! Director of 3 Saw movies and the incredible Repo: The Genetic … There’s more