USA Today has the first official still from the upcoming Land of the Lost remake starring Will Ferrell and Danny McBride.

The featured creatures are Sleestaks (as popularized by the Nerf Herder song, “She’s a Sleestak").  Sleestaks are described as “villainous lizard creatures with a single horn and giant eyes” a la Lisa Rinna.  The good news is that director Brad Silberling (Lemony Snickets) fought to keep the Sleestaks as dudes in goofy costumes rather than CGI.

Ferrell plays Dr. Marshall, a wacky scientist who ends up the laughingstock of the scientific community after attacking the quadriplegic and wheelchair-bound Stephen Hawking while being interviewed on Anderson Cooper 360. Dr. Marshall is reduced to becoming a tour guide at the La Brea Tar Pits, the only scientific job that would take him. A young hot scientist played by Anna Friel convinces Dr. Marshall to go with her on an expedition which no doubt takes him to the Land of the Lost. [/film]

I’ll admit it, this sounds kind of awesome.  I like the idea of remaking old stuff as a comedy, rather than trying to make a faithful version of something that was somewhat ridiculous to begin with, like say, Speed Racer.  Comedies are preferable for the same reason it’s more fun to make fun of old people when they poop their pants than it is to listen to their stories about the olden times.