If you're brilliant long enough, your reward is sticking around to see other people remake your classics. With that in mind, David Cronenberg has entered a world of pain that is becoming more brutal than his goriest cinematic scenes.

“It just isn't interesting to me," the "Eastern Promises" director said of the re-imagining onslaught that began with a "Dead Zone" TV show starring Anthony Michael Hall in the role Cronenberg and Christopher Walken made famous. "There was a miniseries of 'The Shining,' too, and I wouldn't be surprised if Kubrick didn't watch that either. It just doesn't hold any interest for me." Read more...

Sly returns with violent footage of his upcoming opus, Shia may ride a bike, "Dead Zone" meets "Dark Knight" and more, in the Monday morning links round-up.

- Stallone unveils working trailer for "John Rambo," parodies "Hot Shots! Part Deux" Rambo parody (warning: gruesome scenes ahead). (AICN)

- Shia LaBeouf to be leather-clad greaser in "Indy 4?" (CHUD)

- Brat Packer Anthony Michael Hall signs up for "The Dark Knight." Won't reveal part. (LA Daily News)

- The man behind "Arachnophobia" takes on MLK and FBI. (Hollywood Reporter)

- "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" gets a trailer. (Movies Online).

- "The Air I Breathe" helmer Jieho Lee in talks to bring Eidos' "Kane and Lynch" video game to bigscreen. (Variety)

- Eva Mendez joins "Curve" as woman struggling to survive psychopathic killer. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Julia Roberts to play murdered wildlife conservationist Joan Root in untitled biopic. (Variety)