Here is a poster for 20th Century Fox’s “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” Although I sometimes am wary of big-budget Hollywood remakes, this one looks quite promising. Scott Derrickson, who I’ve been a fan of since “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” is the director. What stood out to me about Derrickson’s work in “Emily Rose” is the way he deftly intertwined the real and supernatural worlds. Hopefully, he’ll apply that same technique to the tale of alien arrival in “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”

Last month, I interviewed the film’s writer, David Scarpa, and he provided some insight into the production of this remake. He told me, “I hadn’t seen [the original] since I was a child. I chose not to see it again. That gave me the freedom to come up with something new rather than being stuck trying to capture whatever it was the original had.”

For more on what Scarpa had to say, check out my interview here.