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Directors Announced For Fede Alvarez’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Reboot

Late last year we told you that Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead) will be producing a new version of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Today, Variety reports that Legendary has found its directors as well as their writer. The Dig directing duo of Ryan and Andy Tohill will be directing the reboot written by Chris Thomas Devlin (Cobweb). The Tohill’s vision is exactly what the fans want,” Alvarez said in a statement. “It’s violent, exciting and so depraved that it will stay with you forever.” Reportedly, Legendary will use the reboot to jump-start a new franchise. The 1974 classic launched a franchise that has seen sequels, reboots, remakes and the 2017 prequel Leatherface. The big question is will it be connected to the original?

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 8, 2020

Movies

The Crow Reboot Takes Flight Again

After two years of silence, it appears that The Crow reboot has once again entered active development according to Bloody Disgusting. Last time around Sony Pictures had announced the release date for their reboot of the 1994 classic with Corin Hardy directing and Jason Momoa starring as the iconic character Eric Draven. Just as the movie entered pre-production it was revealed that both Hardy and Momoa had exited the project and Sony removed it from the calendar. This time no director or stars have been revealed. According to the site Samuel Hadida’s Davis Films, Highland Film Group, and Electric Shadow are still involved. Several people have attempted to reboot/remake The Crow in the past but the films never seem to get off the ground. Some fans think it’s is cursed. Maybe it is. Actor Brandon Lee who originally starred as Eric Draven was tragically killed on set in a freak accident with a prop gun during the filming of a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 30, 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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Neil Gaiman Giving Jim Henson’s “The Storyteller” New Life

Jim Henson‘s The Dark Crystal is getting a prequel via Netflix, but it isn’t his only project that is finding a new life. Henson’s dark fantasy anthology series “The Storyteller” is also on the books to get a modern reimagining. Fremantle has teamed up with The Jim Henson Company and brilliant writer, actor, director, producer Neil Gaiman (“American Gods”) for a new version, Deadline reports. “The Storyteller” which premiered back in 1987, retold European folk tales with a combination of actors and puppets. “In the new incarnation, written and executive produced by Gaiman, The Storyteller will create a mystical world combining various fairy tales and folklore.” Part of what fascinates me about The Storyteller is the stuff that we don’t know,” said Gaiman. “Who was the Storyteller, why was he telling these stories, was he a goblin, what kind of creature? What I’d love to do is an inside story that’s as long as the outside story. We’re going to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 20, 2019

MoviesNews

Candyman Reboot Announces First Star And Release Date

Jordan Peele, whose “Twilight Zone” revival is set to premiere this April, has begun working on his reboot of the 1992 horror classic Candyman. In fact, the first star has just been announced. LaKeith Stanfield, who appeared in Peele’s hit Get Out, is set to star as Anthony, “a socially pronounced artist in Chicago who researches the urban legend of Candyman. After investigating the killer’s last known whereabouts, strange killings begin to occur.” There is no word yet if Tony Todd, the man who brought the iconic character Candyman to life in the original franchise, will reprise his role. I have a feeling that if he doesn’t fans won’t be happy. You can’t just replace an icon. Peele’s revamped version of Candyman is set to open in theaters on June 12, 2020. Here’s a look back at the original film’s trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 31, 2019

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Jacob’s Ladder Gets A Release Date

David M. Rosenthal‘s new version of the 1990 film Jacob’s Ladder is moving right along, in fact, it is set to be released early next year. The film centers on Jacob Singer who returns home from Afghanistan after losing his brother in combat, only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia as he realizes that his brother is alive and life is not what it seems. Michael Ealy and Jesse Williams star with Joseph Sikora, Guy Burnet, Nicole Beharie, Nicole Beharie, and Karla Souza co-starring. Michael J. Gaeta, Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Monroe, William Packer, Alison R. Rosenzwig, and Pete Shilaimon are producing. Scott Holroyd and James Lopez serve as executive producers. The original film, directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Bruce Joel Rubin, starred Tim Robbins. Jacob’s Ladder is set to be released nationwide on February 1, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 20, 2018

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Next “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Movie Will Be Getting The Reboot Yet Again

At this point the “Texas Chainsaw” franchise’s continuity feels like taking a hammer to the head. Multiple reboots, direct sequels to earlier films that had previously been rebooted, timelines that Doc Brown and Marty couldn’t figure out; the entire series is an absolute mess, and one of rapidly decaying quality to boot. “Leatherface”, the franchise’s most recent installment, holds a paltry 33% on Rotten Tomatoes. Perhaps it’s not all that surprising then (if not a little distressing) that the next film in the series will be rebooted yet again, if a tweet from actress Christa Campbell is correct. “I loved this film and I’m very proud,” said Campbell. “Unfortunately because of the time it took to release it we lost the rights sadly. So no, at least not from us.” Maybe the next team will finally get the chainsaw revved up and roaring. I’d hate to see this franchise die with a sputter.

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Capt McNeely

Dec 27, 2017

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We Need To Talk About Michael

News of Jamie Lee Curtis’s return to the long-running Halloween franchise almost broke the Internet a few weeks ago. Some online posts were akin to The Beatles US arrival or the announcement of The Force Awakens. Blumhouse has taken the reigns and hopes to run with it. Part of this Cynema post asks, “to where?” There is nothing wrong with what Blumhouse is doing. Films get made, they get sequels, they get remakes. Hats off to any franchise that lasts forty years and remains relevant. However, there are a number Cynema-like elements to this. While everyone gushes about what this means to horror, I am going to look at just what this means to horror. Fan Reaction Details trickled in not long after the initial euphoria. Would this new film ignore the events after Carpenter’s original ’78 film? The news of Judy Greer joining the new film as Laurie Strode’s daughter sent a new wave of concern among online nerd-dom.

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Capt McNeely

Oct 7, 2017

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New ‘Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes’ Movie Enters Development

The trend of horror remakes is far from over, in fact, it is continuing to grow (sigh). The next genre film to be added to the long list of remakes, reboots, and revamps is the remake of 1978’s Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Kent Nicholas is directing from the script that he penned with Douglas Sarine. Currently the film is development and will be produced by M. Dal Walton III, according to Movie Insider. In the original, directed by John De Bello, a group of scientists banded together to save the world from mutant killers tomatoes. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes spawned three sequels and an animated series that ran from 1990 to 1991. Part horror, part comedy, and part musical, the film is truly a classic. Here’s the original trailer. If you haven’t seen the movie, I recommend that you do so immediately.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 7, 2017

Movies

Ten Horror Films Actually In Need Of A Remake

The list of really good to near-perfect horror flicks that have been given the remake treatment in the last two decades is staggering, and doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon. ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’, ‘The Fog’, ‘Halloween’, ‘Fright Night’, and so many others have been remade, reworked, or rebooted for a modern audience, nearly always resulting in a film inferior to the original. This abhorrent trend must stop, I say! Here are ten far-from-perfect movies that, unlike the aforementioned examples, could actually use a solid remake. ‘Ghoulies’ (1985) – One subgenre of horror sorely missing these days is the “small creature” movie. With the ‘Gremlins’, ‘Critters’, ‘Munchies’, and ‘Ghoulies’ series of films, creepy little creatures were everywhere in the 1980s and early 1990s. While ‘Gremlins’ is a masterpiece, and ‘Critters’ is really good, aside from cool creature design and an excellent poster that terrified many an eighties kid in the video store, ‘Ghoulies’ is pretty terrible,

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Capt McNeely

Jun 28, 2017

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