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‘Castle Freak’ Reboot Will Debut On Shudder

The “reimagining” of Dennis Paoli and Stuart Gordon’s 1995 Full Moon horror cult classic will debut this December Shudder ahead of its arrival on Digital and VOD. The film marks the directorial debut of award-winning special effects artist Tate Steinsiek (“Face-Off”, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich) In the film, after she is permanently blinded in a tragic car accident, Rebecca receives some bizarre news: her long-lost-mother has recently passed away, leaving her their family’s ancestral castle. Traveling to the estate with a group of friends, Rebecca hopes it will be an opportunity for her to reconnect with a past she never knew—and a mother who seemingly left her behind. When mysterious happenings begin to occur and her friends begin to die, Rebecca must unravel her family’s mysterious history. Clair Catherine, Jake Horowitz (The Vast of Night), Chris Galust (Give Me Liberty), Kika Magalhaes (The Eyes of My Mother), Emily Sweet (Syn), Elisha Pratt (“True Detective”), and Omar Brunson (Shadow Fighter)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 18, 2020
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‘Urban Legends’ Getting A Reboot

The latest genre film in line for a reboot is 1998’s Urban Legend. Screen Gems has announced that Colin Minihan (What Keeps You Alive) will be in the director’s chair for the new film which has now begun the casting process. The original, directed by Jamie Blanks, followed a group of college students who start seeing their classmates and BFFs killed off one by one by a murderer in a parka with each death echoing classic Urban Legends. The reboot will be an updated version set in the digital age and the Urban Legends that are active now. And there’s a lot of them to choose from. “The movie will center on a diverse cast of college students as they navigate a series of bizarre deaths that resemble urban legends linked to the darkest corners of social media.” We can’t help but wonder if any actors from the original will make a cameo. The cast included Jared Leto, Alicia Witt,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 10, 2020
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‘Anaconda’ Is Slithering Towards A Reboot

The creature feature Anaconda is slithering its way back to the big screen with a reboot from Columbia Pictures. The 1997 original followed a “National Geographic” team taken hostage by an insane hunter on a mission to hunt down and capture the world’s largest and most deadly snake. Directed by Luis Llosa, Anaconda (trailer below) starred Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez, Eric Stoltz, Ice Cube, and Owen Wilson. It spawned three sequels and spin-off. The reboot will be an all-new story with a modern take, according to THR who also states the movie will have a budget similar to that of 2018’s The MEG, starring Jason Statham. Even Daughtery (Snow White and the Huntsman, Tomb Raider) has signed on to write the script. What do you think? Are you excited about the reboot? Let us know.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2020
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‘IT’ Director Rebooting ‘The Howling’

Over the past few years, the horror genre has continued to grow by leaps and bounds and that trend shows no sign of slowing. With reboots and remakes growing in popularity as well it’s no surprise that genre classics are all on the chopping block. The latest classic to be added to the reboot list is the werewolf classic The Howling. The best part of the news, Andrés Muschietti, the director of IT, will be at the helm for Netflix. Muschietti revealed the news during a Q&A with That HashTag Show following a screening of Underwater. The original 1981 film is an adaptation of the novel by Gary Brander and starred Dee Wallace. It was directed by Joe Dante whose film was not a word for word adaptation. There are no details yet if the new film will be a reboot of the novel or the film, so we’ll just have to wait and see. In Dante’s The Howling, a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2020
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‘Wrong Turn’ Reboot’s Title And Poster Racks Up Interest

Not only has the first poster arrived for the 2020 reboot of the Wrong Turn (*sigh), but the official title has also been revealed as Wrong Turn: The Foundation. Alan B. McElroy, the writer of the original Wrong Turn, wrote The Foundation, directed by Mike P. Nelson (The Domestics) and starring Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), Damien Maffei (Haunt), Bill Sage (Hap and Leonard), and Emma Dumont. Filming in Ohio has now wrapped and according to Movieweb, “The story will follow a new group of young friends venturing through the woods of the Appalachian Trail where they apparently take a wrong turn and come across a hidden society of people who’ve been living in the mountains for hundreds of years. Called “The Foundation,” this new group seems to be different in many ways from the inbred killers we remember from the other movies.” As soon as the 2020 premiere date is announced we’ll let you know.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 30, 2019
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“Walking Dead” Creator Boards “An American Werewolf In London” Reboot

It’s no secret that director John Landon’s son Max Landis (Chronicle) has always wanted to reboot his father’s classic An American Werewolf in London, but the reboot been dead in the water for years. Now, it’s suddenly sprung to life. Word is, “Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman has now come on board to produce the reboot, meaning that the film is now moving forward. In the original film, “David and Jack, two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he’s plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns him that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast.” John Landis not only directed the 1981 film but wrote it as well and did so when

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2019
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Chris Thomas Devlin Writing Fede Alvarez’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reboot

Back in September, we reported that Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) had signed on to produce Legendary’s upcoming reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Today, Deadline confirms that Alvarez and his writing partner Rodo Sayagues are officially on board to write, develop, and produce several projects for Legendary under their Bad Hombre Films banner. That deal includes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot. Newcomer Chris Thomas Devlin will pen the script for the reboot of the 1974 original. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 20, 2019
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A Curse Is Born In The New Trailer For Sam Raimi’s ‘The Grudge’

The poster is here from producer Sam Raimi and director Nicolas Pesce‘s twisted new take on the horror classic The Grudge. The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, the movie is based on the film “Ju-On: The Grudge” written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. Produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise the movie is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss. In The Grudge, a house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. This film is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for the following reasons: disturbing violence and bloody images, terror and some language. The Grudge is set to haunt theaters beginning January 3, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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‘The Craft’ Reboot Conjures David Duchovny

Well, The Craft reboot just got a lot more interesting. Deadline is reporting that “X-Files” star David Duchovny has signed on for the film to play a yet to be announced character. We’re thinking one of the witch’s dad? Duchovny has joined previously announced cast members Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, and Nicholas Galitzine. Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones, the reboot of the beloved 1996 film follows a newcomer at a Catholic prep high school who falls in with a trio of outcast teen girls who practice witchcraft and wage war on those who have mistreated them. The film is being executive produced by Andrew Fleming who co-wrote and directed the original film. Jason Blum, Douglas Wick, and Lucy Fisher are producing. Hopefully, we will know more about Blumhouse, Sony, and Red Wagon’s new version soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2019
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Disney Rebooting ‘Alien’

Thanks to Disney’s merger with Fox, the mouse house now owns a massive amount of movie rights, including the Alien franchise. They’re not wasting any time and already have plans to reboot Alien, according to WeGotThisCovered.com. With Disney reluctant to release anything R-rated, you may be wondering how the reboot will go. CEO Bob Iger has made it clear that they will not be watering down future films of the franchise, but it appears they will be going back to the drawing board for a new version. There is no news on when it will begin filming. Hopefully, it won’t end up like this: Alien isn’t the only franchise getting a reboot, Predator will be too at some point. When will Hollywood just leave the classics alone? We don’t need reboots of either classic films. Enough is enough.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2019

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‘Castle Freak’ Reboot Will Debut On Shudder

The “reimagining” of Dennis Paoli and Stuart Gordon’s 1995 Full Moon horror cult classic will debut this December Shudder ahead of its arrival on Digital and VOD. The film marks the directorial debut of award-winning special effects artist Tate Steinsiek (“Face-Off”, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich) In the film, after she is permanently blinded in a tragic car accident, Rebecca receives some bizarre news: her long-lost-mother has recently passed away, leaving her their family’s ancestral castle. Traveling to the estate with a group of friends, Rebecca hopes it will be an opportunity for her to reconnect with a past she never knew—and a mother who seemingly left her behind. When mysterious happenings begin to occur and her friends begin to die, Rebecca must unravel her family’s mysterious history. Clair Catherine, Jake Horowitz (The Vast of Night), Chris Galust (Give Me Liberty), Kika Magalhaes (The Eyes of My Mother), Emily Sweet (Syn), Elisha Pratt (“True Detective”), and Omar Brunson (Shadow Fighter)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 18, 2020
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‘Urban Legends’ Getting A Reboot

The latest genre film in line for a reboot is 1998’s Urban Legend. Screen Gems has announced that Colin Minihan (What Keeps You Alive) will be in the director’s chair for the new film which has now begun the casting process. The original, directed by Jamie Blanks, followed a group of college students who start seeing their classmates and BFFs killed off one by one by a murderer in a parka with each death echoing classic Urban Legends. The reboot will be an updated version set in the digital age and the Urban Legends that are active now. And there’s a lot of them to choose from. “The movie will center on a diverse cast of college students as they navigate a series of bizarre deaths that resemble urban legends linked to the darkest corners of social media.” We can’t help but wonder if any actors from the original will make a cameo. The cast included Jared Leto, Alicia Witt,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 10, 2020
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‘Anaconda’ Is Slithering Towards A Reboot

The creature feature Anaconda is slithering its way back to the big screen with a reboot from Columbia Pictures. The 1997 original followed a “National Geographic” team taken hostage by an insane hunter on a mission to hunt down and capture the world’s largest and most deadly snake. Directed by Luis Llosa, Anaconda (trailer below) starred Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez, Eric Stoltz, Ice Cube, and Owen Wilson. It spawned three sequels and spin-off. The reboot will be an all-new story with a modern take, according to THR who also states the movie will have a budget similar to that of 2018’s The MEG, starring Jason Statham. Even Daughtery (Snow White and the Huntsman, Tomb Raider) has signed on to write the script. What do you think? Are you excited about the reboot? Let us know.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2020
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‘IT’ Director Rebooting ‘The Howling’

Over the past few years, the horror genre has continued to grow by leaps and bounds and that trend shows no sign of slowing. With reboots and remakes growing in popularity as well it’s no surprise that genre classics are all on the chopping block. The latest classic to be added to the reboot list is the werewolf classic The Howling. The best part of the news, Andrés Muschietti, the director of IT, will be at the helm for Netflix. Muschietti revealed the news during a Q&A with That HashTag Show following a screening of Underwater. The original 1981 film is an adaptation of the novel by Gary Brander and starred Dee Wallace. It was directed by Joe Dante whose film was not a word for word adaptation. There are no details yet if the new film will be a reboot of the novel or the film, so we’ll just have to wait and see. In Dante’s The Howling, a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 10, 2020
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‘Wrong Turn’ Reboot’s Title And Poster Racks Up Interest

Not only has the first poster arrived for the 2020 reboot of the Wrong Turn (*sigh), but the official title has also been revealed as Wrong Turn: The Foundation. Alan B. McElroy, the writer of the original Wrong Turn, wrote The Foundation, directed by Mike P. Nelson (The Domestics) and starring Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), Damien Maffei (Haunt), Bill Sage (Hap and Leonard), and Emma Dumont. Filming in Ohio has now wrapped and according to Movieweb, “The story will follow a new group of young friends venturing through the woods of the Appalachian Trail where they apparently take a wrong turn and come across a hidden society of people who’ve been living in the mountains for hundreds of years. Called “The Foundation,” this new group seems to be different in many ways from the inbred killers we remember from the other movies.” As soon as the 2020 premiere date is announced we’ll let you know.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 30, 2019
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“Walking Dead” Creator Boards “An American Werewolf In London” Reboot

It’s no secret that director John Landon’s son Max Landis (Chronicle) has always wanted to reboot his father’s classic An American Werewolf in London, but the reboot been dead in the water for years. Now, it’s suddenly sprung to life. Word is, “Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman has now come on board to produce the reboot, meaning that the film is now moving forward. In the original film, “David and Jack, two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he’s plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns him that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast.” John Landis not only directed the 1981 film but wrote it as well and did so when

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2019
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Chris Thomas Devlin Writing Fede Alvarez’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reboot

Back in September, we reported that Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) had signed on to produce Legendary’s upcoming reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Today, Deadline confirms that Alvarez and his writing partner Rodo Sayagues are officially on board to write, develop, and produce several projects for Legendary under their Bad Hombre Films banner. That deal includes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot. Newcomer Chris Thomas Devlin will pen the script for the reboot of the 1974 original. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 20, 2019
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A Curse Is Born In The New Trailer For Sam Raimi’s ‘The Grudge’

The poster is here from producer Sam Raimi and director Nicolas Pesce‘s twisted new take on the horror classic The Grudge. The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, the movie is based on the film “Ju-On: The Grudge” written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. Produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise the movie is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss. In The Grudge, a house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. This film is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for the following reasons: disturbing violence and bloody images, terror and some language. The Grudge is set to haunt theaters beginning January 3, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2019
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‘The Craft’ Reboot Conjures David Duchovny

Well, The Craft reboot just got a lot more interesting. Deadline is reporting that “X-Files” star David Duchovny has signed on for the film to play a yet to be announced character. We’re thinking one of the witch’s dad? Duchovny has joined previously announced cast members Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, and Nicholas Galitzine. Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones, the reboot of the beloved 1996 film follows a newcomer at a Catholic prep high school who falls in with a trio of outcast teen girls who practice witchcraft and wage war on those who have mistreated them. The film is being executive produced by Andrew Fleming who co-wrote and directed the original film. Jason Blum, Douglas Wick, and Lucy Fisher are producing. Hopefully, we will know more about Blumhouse, Sony, and Red Wagon’s new version soon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 16, 2019
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Disney Rebooting ‘Alien’

Thanks to Disney’s merger with Fox, the mouse house now owns a massive amount of movie rights, including the Alien franchise. They’re not wasting any time and already have plans to reboot Alien, according to WeGotThisCovered.com. With Disney reluctant to release anything R-rated, you may be wondering how the reboot will go. CEO Bob Iger has made it clear that they will not be watering down future films of the franchise, but it appears they will be going back to the drawing board for a new version. There is no news on when it will begin filming. Hopefully, it won’t end up like this: Alien isn’t the only franchise getting a reboot, Predator will be too at some point. When will Hollywood just leave the classics alone? We don’t need reboots of either classic films. Enough is enough.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2019
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