Blue Lagoon Remake


It appears there is a remake of The Blue Lagoon in the works. I am reprinting the (rather scanty) text of three articles I found while surfing for more information about a rumor of another remake in the works.



The WB is doggy-paddling back to The Blue Lagoon. The original 1949 British film about shipwrecked teens who fall in love was notoriously remade in 1980 with Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins.

Now another remake of Lagoon is in production and set to air on TV next season; it's being produced by the seemingly tireless gay duo of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

Just don't expect another hot, wet, softcore romp in the jungle like last time. This is post-Janet's-breast television, after all, and the producers are emphasizing the adventure and romance aspects of the story. Think Castaway instead of Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. Free casting idea from Romeo to the WB: make room for cameos from the cute 1980s couple. Please?

That article is available here.



'The WB's new telefilm unit already is at work on two other projects: a remake of "The Blue Lagoon" from Storyline Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television and "American Girls" from Warner Bros. TV, Revolution Studios and Julia Roberts' Red Om Films.'

That article is available here.



THE BLUE LAGOON (WB, New!) - Sony Pictures Television and Storyline Entertainment's Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are developing a small screen remake of the twice-adapted feature about a young man and woman forced to survive when they're marooned on a deserted island. Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins starred in the more recent 1980 version, which was a remake of the 1949 original. Shannon Bradley ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight") is set to write the script to the project, which will take a contemporary approach to the story. The new version reportedly will focus more on the sweeping adventure and love story between the two main characters, pushing away from the notorious softcore elements from the 1980 version. Sony's Helen Verno and Storyline's Dave Mace will oversee the project for their respective studios.

That article is available here.



I, for one, am very excited. I've always hoped they would make another version, perhaps one that focused on romance, and the beauty of the South Pacific, rather than the (admittedly) more pornographic antics of the 1980 version. And the hint that they are updating it for modern times is an added bonus. I can't wait!