Daily Torygraph
Sir David Frost has just bought the rights to re-make that magnificent film The Dam Busters. Sir David is a sensitive and intelligent man, so I feel we should not need to ask him: why? What was wrong with the original? To its zillions of fans, remaking it is an act of cultural vandalism akin to re-painting the Mona Lisa, or dropping a bouncing bomb through the dome of St Paul's Cathedral. And, of course, there is an additional problem: the legendary Wing Commander Guy Gibson's equally legendary dog, Nigger. There is a debate about what it should be called in the re-make. Well, just as I presume the RAF will be flying Lancaster bombers and not B-52s, the answer is obvious: Nigger. Quentin Tarantino gets away with the frequent use of the N-word in his films by having it uttered by black men. If Sir David is fretting, he could always find a black man to play Gibson, and turn the whole thing into an exercise in street cred.
Digital Spy
The Dam Busters is set to be remade, with TV interviewer Sir David Frost in the cockpit
According to Guardian Unlimited ,Frost has acquired the rights to the 1954 original which followed the true story of inventor Dr. Barnes Wallis and his development of the "bouncing bomb", a device with which to destroy German dams in the Ruhr valley. Considered one of the nation's favourite films, it starred Michael Redgrave and Richard Todd.
A long-time fan of the film, Frost has had a vague intention to organise a remake for the past couple of years. His hopes have begun to come to fruition with the signing of a three-year option agreement with the family of Paul Brickhill, the author of the novel on which the movie was based.
"The new film won't be cheap. But it really did feel worth having a go. We will consult with the family on it. We have one or two people in mind to play the leading characters but haven't approached them yet. It's a great project and I'm looking forward to seeing it take off," he explained.
Made through David's company, Paradine, he and Steve Anderson will executive produce.