Invasion of the Remake Podcast
They are in your theatres, your neighbours homes, or even your own.They have come to destroy your childhood and ruin your future. We will help you identify these pretenders and protect you from the Invasion of the Remake! Invasion of the Remake is a weekly podcast with hosts Jason, Sam, and Trish exploring the cinematic remake. We discuss films that have been remade for better or worse and compare them to the original. We will also find those films with a nugget of a good idea that may be worthy of updating for a new audience with our own unique ideas and fantasy casting.
Episodes
This week we present to you a longer interview with Marvel and comics legend Jim Salicrup that didn't make it into our other Calgary Expo episodes earlier this year. Jim gives everyone an insider perspective on working on titles like Spider-man, X-files, Transformers and more!
Please note: We'll be taking a rare mid season hiatus as we're moving to a new space. New episodes should resume in Fall/Autumn 2026.
Trish has survived her European vacation and being under an oppressive heat dome in London and Denmark. She visits the Lego House and is happy report it hasn't melted into a pool of plastic as well as the theme park that inspired Walt Disney to build Disneyland, Tivoli Gardens.
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A lonely little girl befriends an escaped alien experiment bred only for chaos to find a new sense of family in a world they felt lost in. Invasion of the Remake goes alien hunting in Hawaii as we compare the animated Disney classic Lilo & Stitch (2002) and compare it to the 2025 live-action remake.
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It's Trish's birthday, so of course, everything turns to chaos on Invasion of the Remake. With reckless abandon, her birthday pick is a Hallmark television film called Chasing Leprechauns (2012), breaking Jason's carefully curated rules and his brain.
But a new brand is born from the chaos. Presenting Hurtmark, because some greeting cards hurt the ones we love most. And with that in mind we twist the knife into Chasing Leprechauns ...
A lone warrior and reluctant hero, Deathstalker, is sent on a quest that will free the kingdom of the evil that controls it. As it was foretold, a mighty remake would emerge, summoning the presence of the Invasion of the Remake podcast to hold it to the Roger Corman produced original. The two warriors, that are both living and dead, clash with powerful swords in hand. Only one will be the victor and the true Deathstalker!
Jason & Trish continue their adventures at The Calgary Expo, venturing down artist's alley to talk to up and coming talents about their past, present, and future projects. Plus SONIA travels past Mars for some target practice.
- 00:02:49 Cam Hayden talks about The Friends We Made Along the Way and Death Metal Duck!
- 00:10:35 Nickolej Villager tells stories through song with Radio Days.
- 00:16:13 Chase Kantor learns how to draw...
Invasion the Remake returns to The Calgary Expo to speak to some of their favourite comic book creators about their current projects. Meanwhile S.O.N.I.A. conducts a ship-wide decontamination while Jason and Trish are away at The Calgary Expo and gets lonely in their absence.
- 00:02:41 Hugh Rookwood talks about his new graphic novel Apocalypse 4: Vagabond.
- 00:06:08 Fell Hound talks about her book Sir from Boom and many more pro...
A cemetery director discovers that changing the status on plots owned by the living on a planning map causes the death of the plot's owners making him believe he has the power over life and death in I Bury the Living (1958).
Join Invasion of the Remake as we discuss this classic, Twilight Zone like, horror movie and re-imagine it for a modern audience complete with our own unique fantasy casting.
The Spring is here. A time of blooming flowers and romance. So Invasion of the Remake is here to bring you back down from the clouds and show you the thornier side of romance with the ultimate break up movies, The War of the Roses (1989) vs. The Roses (2025).
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The newcomers live among us, assimilating with society, creating a new Alien Nation (1988). A cop investigating his partner's death, takes on a new partner, an alien newcomer, and together they discover a larger conspiracy that could change human and newcomer relations forever if exposed. Join Invasion of the Remake as we uncover the secrets of Alien Nation and remake it with new ideas and our own unique fantasy casting.
It's time for the greatest show on earth, it's time for The Running Man!!! Invasion of the Remake returns to the well of The Running Man (we remade it in Ep.96) to compare the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger action sci-fi film to the brand new adaptation of Stephen King's novella by Edgar Wright starring Glen Powell. This is no rerun, this is Invasion of the Remake!
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We start season 12 remembering a Canadian legend and sharing how much Catherine O'Hara meant to us and the world with her wide range of film and television. Plus Jason is back from his Caribbean vacation and shares his exploits and flight horrors.
- 00.00.00 Jason's Vacation Roundup
- 00.41.30 Catherine O'Hara Retrospective
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Welcome back to the Invasion of the Remake Drive-In featuring Cult Movie Trailer A-Go-Go 8: Eightful Hate! It's an all-out frenzy of the craziest, sexiest, and scariest film trailers ever to terrorize your ear holes. So drive on in, prop up your speakers and prepare for the onslaught of Cult Movie Trailer A-Go-Go 8! Don't forget to stop by our refreshment stand for a cool soda, and a tub of our world famous popcorn.
- 00:00:00 B...
Two fathers compete to get the hottest toy on the market, Turbo Man, for their sons but on the day before Christmas they are sold out everywhere. The race is on, and each compromises their morals in seeking the ultimate present for their kids. Join Invasion of the Remake on a wacky journey to remake Jingle All the Way (1996) complete with fantasy casting in our season finale. We'll be back with season 12 in early 2026. Happy Holida...
The 31 Days of Horror Challenge continues! The rules are simple. Each of our hosts had to watch 31 horror films over the 31 days of October that they have never seen before. This week we present the second half of their journey into the macabre concluding our two part horror extravaganza.
Warning: SPOILERS may be ahead. We'll try not to give everything away but major ...
The 31 Days of Horror Challenge returns! The rules are simple. Each of our hosts had to watch 31 horror films over the 31 days of October that they have never seen before. This week we present the first half of their journey into the macabre.
Warning: SPOILERS may be ahead. We'll try not to give everything away but major plot points for the films will be discussed. We...
When a janitor, with nothing left to lose, is transformed by a horrible accident involving toxic waste, he becomes the mutated superhero The Toxic Avenger (1984 vs. 2023). Evil doers beware as Invasion of the Remake picks up the mop of justice to stand with Toxie as we discuss the cult Troma film and compare it to the modern remake by Legendary Films.
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The night crew of a grocery store are informed of the closing of the store and a killer makes sure that this is their last ever in Intruder (1989). Join Invasion of the Remake down the aisles of this cult, slasher by the creators behind Evil Dead, as we discuss this low budget horror, how we might remake it, and our own unique fantasy casting.
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When you are looking at these hills, they look back. Join Invasion of the Remake as we take a trip into the desert to find mutant, man-eating, hillbillies in Wes Craven's cult classic horror, The Hills Have Eyes (1977 vs. 2006). When you venture into these hills you will never come out alive.
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Chaos ensues at a golf course as caddies vie for a chance at a scholarship, an attempt to eliminate gophers from the course escalates quickly, and a laid back land developer makes a bet in the cult, comedy, classic, Caddyshack (1980). Invasion of the Remake steps up to the tee to rethink, remake, and recast Caddyshack.
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