PRAGUE - BRITISH director Alan Parker on Friday attacked a planned remake of his 1980 Oscar-winning blockbuster Fame saying it was almost theft.

Parker, speaking at an appearance at a Prague film festival, complained that he had not been consulted over the plan by Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

'I fear they will make a really bad film,' Parker said, adding that he could not influence the remake because MGM holds the rights to the musical which won Oscars for best music and best song.

'They did not even made a phone call to me,' the director added bitterly.

'I have no control, that feels strange to me, I feel as if I was walking in the street and someone is stealing my money', he added. 'This is my creation ... It is a bit like having a child and not being invited to the marriage.'

The remake, co-produced by MGM and Lakeshore Entertainment, is to directed by American dancer-choreographer Kevin Tancharoen, according to the entertainment industry daily Variety.

Parker is in Prague for the annual Febio Fest film festival which is showing a retrospective of his movies including the 1978 Midnight Express, which also won two Oscars, Pink Floyd The Wall, 1986 film Angel Heart; Missisippi Burning and 2003 attack on the death penalty, The Life of David Gale. -- AFP