Yes. The idea of remaking Predator is complete bollox. That is unless Robert Rodriguez is the guy behind the lens. Much to my dismay that is not the case. A few months ago when it was first reported that Rodriguez’s Troublemaker studios would be responsible for rebooting the now classic action flick there was much speculation that Rodriguez himself would direct. Now that’s an idea I can get behind. Sadly that wet dream was cut short when Rodriguez himself announced that director Nimrod Antal (Vacancy, Kontroll) had been chosen to helm the reboot. Below is a bit of what Rodriguez had to say when AICN caught up with him:

“First of all, on a personal level I found him to be an outstanding presence, a great communicator full of ideas, and upon meeting him you can immediately understand how he is able to wrangle cast and crew and get the best out of everyone. I always loved “Kontroll”, where he proved himself to be a very resourceful and original filmmaker. When I saw “Armored”, I could tell he’s also great with action and has a keen eye for casting. He reminded me of Quentin with how he was able to work with a group of very strong, singular actor talents and make it look effortless. I know he’ll be able to get the most out of what we want to be an outstanding cast. We really want to go with a character driven action movie, because that’s what we all remember about the original “Predator”, and we want to take it even further with this.”

Let me start by saying I really enjoyed Kontroll. Vacancy didn’t make me want to jump for joy, but I didn’t want to spoon my eyes out either. But what the fuck is Rodriguez thinking? Has he been too busy making kids movies (Spy Kids, Shorts) to put any actual thought into who should direct this film? Antal is a competent director. Better than most, but he is not fit for a Predator reboot. Perhaps I’m wrong. Maybe with Rodriguez’s guidance as a producer Antal will turn in a great movie. I doubt it. What do you guys think?
Check out the trailer for Armored, Antal’s latest, below.