by Steven Zeitchik on riskybusinessblog.com

David Cronenberg is again buzzing with ‘The Fly’. The auteur is in talks to develop a reboot of the 1986 classic with Fox, the studio that released that film, writing and potentially directing the new pic.

The move marks an about-face for the Canadian director, who in the past has said he did not want to be involved on a remake of the film. Cronenberg did work on an opera version of ‘The Fly’.

The 1986 title, itself a remake of Kurt Neumann’s 1958 sci-fi classic, starred Jeff Goldblum and became a huge hit for Fox, earning $40 million and turning into a phenomenon. It centered on Seth Brundle, an eccentric scientist who, after an experiment with teleportation goes awry, is transformed into a fly.
A sequel three years later with which Cronenberg was not involved did not fare as well.

The project would represent a chance for Cronenberg to return to a film that helped establish his career, but to do so in the effects age, using techniques that weren’t possible nearly a quarter-century ago.

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Are you a fan of the 1986 ‘The Fly’? And what are your thought on David Cronenberg remaking his own film, ‘The Fly’?