Lewis Milestone's ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) was one of the best WWI movies of all-time. The movie, which was adapted from Erich Maria Remarque's novel of the same name, won two Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director (Lewis Milestone).
Now Mimi Leder, director of DEEP IMPACT and THE PEACEMAKER, is making her big screen comeback with a remake of that 1930 WWI classic. Like the original movie, the remake will also based on the novel.
The remake is definitely a terrific resurgence for the long-forgotten Mimi Leder, whose last feature movie was 2009's forgettable direct-to-video heist flick called THICK AS THIEVES. But back in her heydays, she used to be one of the few female directors to look out for -- TV's ER, DEEP IMPACT, THE PEACEMAKER and PAY IT FORWARD.
The shooting is expected to start in 2012.