 What is going on guys? Welcome back to the channel critical overload here So we're gonna be talking about the faculty in this video here today. So a few days ago Director Robert Rodriguez posted an image on Instagram with the caption this Christmas marks 25 years since the faculty was released in theaters Now I'm starting to think maybe there was a reason behind that because of this new report that's coming out from Daniel Rickman I actually haven't watched this film in a while But it was in rotation for a few months as a little kid and then it was kind of just off and on again from there What attracted me to the faculty was it being similar to an invasion of the body snatchers by that time I had already watched Buffy season 2. It was very similar to an episode of Buffy season 2 with the mother Bezor You know that episode if you're familiar with with the series and at this point I had already seen Rodriguez's work with the spy kids trilogy from dust till dawn etc I recall this being talked into me as a young kid because it was by the same person who did spy kids I was like, oh, yeah, turn it on. I ended up enjoying it a lot But I haven't watched it probably in about three years at this point Anyway, today we got this report from against scooper Daniel Rickman Who you know has a track record who claims that Robert Rodriguez is producing a remake to the faculty now Some folks are already going to roll their eyes and go Hollywood is creatively bankrupt, etc Why can't we get a sequel legacy sequel yada yada yada? Yes. Yes, I get it However, while I won't say I'm excited for this to happen and while I wouldn't say that I'm opposed or even up foreseen a legacy sequel In context of what this is being reported as which again is that he is going to be producing a remake While I'm not excited it is intriguing to me due to the possibilities and the possibilities are What are getting me excited as to what this could possibly end up like now on the surface? Of course a remake to the faculty not really doing anything for me But when I think of the possibilities that starts to do something to me depending on who was at the helm the screenplay and all The creatives that come together for this it could be one of the better remakes in recent memory Obviously the first film is without question a cult classic But it's also not necessarily known for being the most well-received horror film from that era It was very much so a product of its time I'm not as up in arms over this remake since it's not like they're remaking a film like Jaws Scream And some other critically acclaimed masterpiece that stands to test the time the faculty is just an underrated gym I would say from the late 90s with Josh Hartnett some Buffy alumni Gale weather scream 3 bangs inspiration Dom sister usher and it isn't viewed in this high regard collectively by any means So there's a chance to capture what worked in that original and Updated with fresh swings that appeal to both critics and general audiences alike since critics and general audiences From what I can recall were very split on this film. I don't know how updated that's been since it's been released But from what I recall everybody was split on the film. It does have a cult following. Yes Kevin Williamson, I believe wrote the screenplay too So it'd be great to have him involved in some capacity as well But my immediate eyes in terms of possible creatives, this is what's getting me intrigued these possibilities I'm immediately looking to folks like Mike Flanagan radio silence in hell since I just revisited us Imagine the faculty pinned and directed by none other than Jordan Peele Wait a second Yeah, yeah, now I actually that's what I'm sticking with now I actually want to see Jordan Peele's vision for this concept because it does sound fitting Considering his current filmography and of course he can put in humor the social commentary that he's known for etc Jordan Peele's the faculty could have some potential. Who would you like to see at the helm of a faculty remake? Who would you like to see involved creatively? Who do you think should star in the faculty remake or do you think this shouldn't be happening to begin with? Let me know why or why not down in the comment section below And if you were someone who thinks there should be a legacy sequel to this film How would you even approach a legacy sequel because the first film? Seem to be very conclusive just like how a lot of the films that we know have turned into franchises were very conclusive But how would you revisit this universe with a legacy sequel? I guess The safest approach I know a lot of people would easily go to is just give all of those kids that were present in the original Children of their own They're all adults their kids are going through the same thing They went through as teens and they're gonna be there to help their Offspring very simple bare bones sequel setup that you could do for the faculty I would rather to me honestly I would rather see what the possibilities are for this remake than see a legacy sequel to the faculty But again, if they were to ever do a legacy sequel, I wouldn't be opposed to it Just from the possibilities that have cooking up in my head when it comes to this report from Daniel Rickman on Rodriguez producing a remake I would rather see what we can get cooked up here And do you think that this remake could live up to what that first film had brought to the dance in the 90s? Do you think it could surpass that film? I do think it could surpass that film because again, I have to remind you while it isn't underrated Jim It's not something that was like critically acclaimed by any means it wasn't something that did massive box office numbers There's an opportunity to take something that is underrated to very few people and People like myself who enjoy this film enjoy revisiting it taking everything that we love about it Updating it and making it appeal to a wider audience by making it better having a better screenplay Having a better overall product if you will Kevin Williamson is a talented writer But I wouldn't necessarily put the faculty in like his top three by any means He has other films that I would say you can find in the screen trilogy that are much better Written and when I say screen trilogy I'm thinking about his four films that he's written screen one screen two and screen four not three Obviously not five and not six, but let me know what you guys think about this down the comment section below Are you looking forward to the remake of the faculty? 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