[IronJack]

Since Hollywood hasn't had any original ideas in decades, it was only a matter of time before someone recycled the Roman drama genre. If they do their predictably crummy job, we'll likely see Madonna as Cleopatra, George Clooney as Julius Caesar, Britney Spears as Eurydice, and Jennifer Lopez as Electra. Featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ramses II, and Vin Diesel as his Ninja sidekick.

How about a comedy sendup of The Trojan Women, with the crew from "Dregs in the City"?

Dear Heaven, don't let them remake a politically correct version of The 300 Spartans!

[HumanaeVitae]

True. The sad thing about this is that we'll have 20th Century actors for roles best tackled by classically-trained giants like Heston. The culture of the '70s and '80s produced our current crop of actors (raise your hand if you grew up watching the Brat Pack); that culture could have no more produced a Heston than the same culture could have produced a Beethoven.

Still, I believe my children will grow up in a culture far more like the 19th Century German or Victorian high culture than the trash-nihilistic swamp into which we were born. Call me an optimist.

[RightOnline]

"The Battle of Thermopylae, the bloody conflict between the Persians and Greeks in 480 B.C., is the subject of two possible studio films. Universal is developing Gates of Fire, while 20th Century Fox is weighing a remake of the 1962 film The 300 Spartans."

Well, Jack, I'm with you. If they're going to remake this movie.......one of my all time favorites, despite its now "dated" look..........they'd best do it justice.

At the risk of beating the dead horse, I said on a thread about the Battle of Thermopylae some time ago that if they ever decided to remake that movie (looks like my prayers are being answered!!!), there is one choice and one choice only for the role of Leonidas: Mel Gibson. Period. Hands down. Right age, right look, right acting chops..........he'd chew it up.