Midnight Special is a Certified Fresh science fiction drama currently platforming from limited release to wide release, which many critics have noted pays loving homage to the films of the 1980s like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and John Carpenter’s Starman. Carpenter’s film also seemed to be paid homage by James Gunn in his 2014 Marvel film, Guardians of the Galaxy. Any or all of that might be the reason for this week’s arguably “Most Rotten News,” which is that Starman is going to be remade. The remake will be directed by Shawn Levy, whose Tomatometer as director has a lot of Rotten green splotches, including all three Night at the Museum movies, the 2013 comedy The Internship, and the 2006 remake of The Pink Panther. The Starman remake will also be adapted by screenwriter Arash Amel, who previously worked on the Princess Grace biopic, Grace of Monaco, which received a Tomatometer score of just 10 percent.
