For some reason Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed three of the Saw movies, thinks he can make the forever cheesy Leprechaun, appealing again. Bousman also directed one of my least favorite episodes of this season’s Fear Itself, so me and him are already on the outs. Here’s what Darren told MTV about his ideas for the Leprechaun franchise:
“I would do ‘Leprechaun’ in a second,” the amiable Bousman laughed. “If Lionsgate is listening, give me ‘Leprechaun.’”
Ah, “Leprechaun,” the 1993 movie that not only introduced us to a pre-“Friends” Jennifer Aniston, but also made sure Warwick Davis had steady work for the next decade. All clearly good things. “Leprechaun,” believe it or not, is actually filled with good things, Bousman said. But why in the world would he want to do one?
“It’s just one of those fun popcorn movies. I would love to bring back the fun popcorn movie – extreme violence, extreme absurdity – but make it fun,” Bousman said of his hypothetical take. [My version] wouldn’t be horror.”
In all, there have been six versions of ‘Leprechaun,’ the original and five sequels, the last three taking the titular Irish monster to “da hood,” “into space,” and, no joke, “back to da hood.” (Actual awesome tagline: “Evil has a whole new rap!”) So where would Bousman like to take the series next? Lucky for us, he’s already got an idea.
“Back to the old west,” Bousman said. “You send him in a time machine and transport him to the old west. There are gold rushes. There are gunfights. It’s awesome! I have the whole thing already worked out!”
I have a plan for you Darren. Let’s put you in a time machine so you can go back to the day this idea popped into your head. That way you can stop drinking the tequila that made you think this was a good idea.
And Lionsgate if you are listening, Give Darren nothing. We don’t want another Leprechaun. Unless it involves constant shots of Jennifer Anniston before she had her nose job. Now that’s a horror movie, I can get behind!
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