Howard Stern is bringing back 'Rock N Roll High School'

This is from MTVNews.com

He’s been talking about it for years, and for years, nothing has happened. But now, it finally looks like shock-jock Howard Stern’s proposed remake of the 1979 classic “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” — in which punk legends the Ramones help a gang of rock-lovin’ students take over their school and overthrow its oppressive administration — has been given the green light, according to Variety.

Stern, who acquired the rights to the film back in 2002, will produce the film with Larry Levinson. Screenwriter Alex Winter (Bill from “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”) has been pinned down for the script, but so far, there’s no word on when production will commence. Stern and Levinson are also working on a remake of the 1982 comedy “Porky’s,” another project that the Sirius Satellite Radio host has been jabbering about for years.

As a longtime fan of both Stern and these films, I’m happy to see these remakes haven’t been shelved — which, given Howard’s relative silence about the projects in recent years, I assumed they had been. Let’s hope they’ll feature some sort of a cameo from Stern, who hasn’t graced the big screen since 1997’s “Private Parts.” Fingers crossed that his rumored remake of “Taxi Driver,” with Eric the Midget in the lead, isn’t far behind.

Are you excited to see “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” and “Porky’s” remakes? Is Stern the ideal film auteur? Or should we just go home and rent the classics? Tell us!