Robert Rodriguez to Direct Fire and Ice Remake
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Little more than a week after the passing of fantasy artist Frank Frazetta, we have news of one of his most well-known creations coming back to the big screen in a new way. Director Robert Rodriguez has always been a big fan of Frazetta’s work (he even did a poster for From Dusk Till Dawn ), and now this week he has announced that he obtained the rights to Fire and Ice , the 1983 animated film that was directed by Ralph Bakshi and co-created by Frazetta. Rodriguez is now planning a live action remake, and here is what he had to say about it: “I’ve been inspired by his paintings since I was 10 years old back when I first saw those Bantam Books collections of his work …
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