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Originally Posted by TheDriver
Would a large studio that owns the rights to a classic- entertain a treatment for an updated re-make?
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Absolutely. You would be writing on your own, I'm assuming? Not 'on spec'?
But the answer is yes. You could approach Universal with a new treatment for, say, "Creature from the Black Lagoon". Not only is it no problem, legally speaking, but it gives you a leg up because all popular franchises are cyclical. They are down, but never out.
Anyway- as long as you don't try and screw the studio (Ex. The Creature from the Brown Lagoon) by infringing on their property and taking it somewhere else, you'll be fine. Essentially you would be selling them their own property, just updated.
Hell, "Creature from the Black Lagoon" is a good idea, actually. With "The Wolfman" just out it only goes to show that sooner or later a studio will return to its time-tested properties. Think of the awesome Creature you could make with a combo of advanced makeup and CG . . .
Remember- the purpose of the movie industry is to make money, not movies. That's just the means.