You know Warwick Davis is the Real O.G.

Yesterday I was browsing Wikipedia and came across news that Lionsgate and WWE are teaming up for a "reboot" (God I hate that word) of Leprechaun.

Sadly this isn't an early April fool's joke. Apparently Hollywood is so desperate for ideas that they think rebooting direct-to-video Warwick Davis vehicles is a good idea.

The best part of this article is this comment by a tone-deaf, double-speaking executive:

As for its deal with Lionsgate, Luisi said: "We have been looking for ways to continue our relationship with Lionsgate and we saw 'Leprechaun' as the perfect opportunity to take a well-known franchise and put a modern-day spin on it. This is a property that we believe our audience will respond to and we continue to look for ways to surprise and engage them."

Oh, they'll "respond to it" all right.

As for the "modern spin": this is a very valid concern, inasmuch as cheapo horror films about avaricious Irish goblins made in 2003 date very quickly. Are they going to have the Leprechaun Tweeting or complaining about Obamacare? Ooh, handy!

Plus, having the WWE on board makes casting fairly simple:



So color me excited. By excited of course I mean mortified beyond belief.