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Kirsten Dunst heads for "The Land of the Lost"?

Hipster director Robert Rodriguez (Grindhouse, Sin City) is reportedly in talks to direct the upcoming remake of the trippy Sid and Marty Krofft live action/stop motion animation kid's show, Land of the Lost.

For those of you too young (or with TV palates too sophisticated) to recall, the show ran from 1974-1977 and featured a family of three whose "routine expedition" went awry and landed them back in dinosaur time. Marshall, Will, and Holly, like most TV castaways, basically just tried to find ways to get back home while eluding the local dangers--in this case, dinosaurs and "Sleestak" (bipedal lizard-y looking things that moved pretty slowly and inexplicably hissed a lot).

Rodriguez's attachment to the film has not been finalized, but Will Ferrell (Blades of Glory, Talladega Nights) is reportedly set to play dad Rick Marshall. Rumored to be cast are Jack Black (Nacho Libre, School of Rock) as son Will and Kirsten Dunst (Spider Man, Marie Antoinette) as daughter Holly. With Ferrell and (possibly) Black aboard, the remake clearly won't be the moody dramafest that was the original show. Imagine Anchorman meets Jurassic Park.

Ok, I'm in.

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  • newbie's picture

    too funny!

    Gees, I hate to admit it but I do remember that awful show. After school filler.  The so-called special effects were horrible even back then. But definitely humorous now.  I remember thinking I could do better with GI Joe, Legos and a garden hose.  Either way, the remake sounds like it should be hysterical with Jack and Will.  I’m in.

      
    androgenius's picture

    I remember something a little different...

    Is it my imagination, or did they do a remake of that show in the 90's? Or maybe I'm thinking of some other Prehistoric themed show...hmm.






    agapi918's picture

    you're right

    you're totally right; there definitely was a remake of the show in the nineties. i lovedddd it as a kid.

     

    here's a link to the intro:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=zQojj6HRXXU

     

    :-)

    Omega II's picture

    I do..

    My mom and I used to watch it every Saturday.  I loved Crysta.

     

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    Mercy83's picture

    Honestly Don't Remember

    The Land of the Lost, but if Kristen Dunst is in it, I might just give it a miss. AND WILL FERREL - that man ruins everything he's in. Sorry. That's just me. It's probably something I'll rent in a moment of desperation!
    Veecey's picture

    wait...what???

    according to imdb.com ferrell was born in 1967 and jack black was born in 1969...how can they play father and son???  ahh...the magic of the big screen...


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