Earth Remake Eyes Christmas '08 Release

Twentieth Century Fox has staked out a Christmas 2008 release date for its upcoming remake of the classic Sci-Fi movie The Day the Earth Stood Still, Variety reported.

The movie, which will star Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, was originally slated for May 9, but the film hasn't begun production yet, with potential strikes looming in Hollywood.

The movie will update Robert Wise's 1951 original, about the visit of an alien who warns the Earth to change its violent ways or face destruction.

- The Monster