Tiscali Film - 80s films

Fame

Alan Parker's 1980 film was a gritty look at New York's Academy of Performing Arts. The TV series two years later was an international sensation, so in the era of the X-Factor and American Idol a remake seems timely. A cast of unknowns makes up the willing wannabes, while the likes of Kelsey Grammer, his Cheers wife Bebe Neuwirth and ex-Fame alumus Debbie Allen star as the grown-ups.

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Tron: Legacy

An early cyberthriller, Tron tried to capture the fever of the video games boom back in the early 80s. It may have been style over substance, but it has remained a cult favourite, and Jeff Bridges is back for the sequel.

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Footloose

Footloose made an international star of Kevin Bacon - nearly 30 years later and it's still his most famous film. Now it's the turn of Zac Efron to don the dancing shoes, and with his huge popularity after the success of High School Musical it's bound to be a huge hit when it's released in cinemas in June 2010.

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Clash of the Titans

Still best remembered as a showcase for the talent of effects supremo Ray Harryhausen, this 1981 epic starred Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin and Ursula Andress. The 2010 cinema version has Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes and will be released in March of next year.

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The A-Team

The TV show was one of the major hits of the 80s and thirty years later the big screen spin-off is about to be unleashed. Directed by Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces), it will star Liam Neeson ans Hannibal Smith, The Hangover's Bradley Cooper as Face, and it's rumoured that wrestling star Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson will play BA Baracus. Filming is under way with a June 2010 release date on the cards.

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The Karate Kid

Even though the director has denied the 2010's 'Kung Fu Kid' has anything to do with the 1984 cult classic, it's to all intents and purposes a remake of the inspirational film. Will Smith's son Jaden will take the title role as the schoolboy who learns to fight back in the face of bullying, while guess who will play his martial arts teacher? Jackie Chan of course!

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Piranha 3-D

A remake too far? French director Alexandra Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) has already finished filming his version of the lo-fi 70s creature feature, which became a hit during the video boom of the 80s, and which should be chomping its way to our screens in April of next year.

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Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness was a compelling, award-winning BBC drama from 1985. Now it looks set to be released as a feature in 2010 with Mel Gibson as a detective investigating the death of his daughter and uncovering a murky government conspiracy.

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