Welcome back friends. Another interesting day for horror news, and as usual, I'm here to bring it to ya! We'll kick things off with news on the rumored remake of an Argento classic!
Suspiria - I should hope that you are all at least familiar with the title. One of Argento's best and most famous titles, Suspiria sees a ballet student arrive at a prestigious academy where she discovers that the teachers are actually a coven of witches.
While he was out making the rounds for Your Highness, David Gordon Green stated that his next project may in fact be the long gestating Argento remake. “I’m hopefully going to get into a horror film, [‘Suspiria’] next. That’s the goal. It’s an idea that came to me three years ago...That was an enlightening process. [Our ‘Suspiria’] doesn’t follow the trend of the traditional horror movies of late, so it’s a leap of faith, financially.” He also says that there won’t be many key differences, stating, “It’s actually very faithful. I’m gonna put my spin on it, but in terms of a pitch, it’s going to remain quite faithful to [the original].”
Also, there was a point in time when Natalie Portman was attached to star but opted out. Coincidentally, she went on to win the Oscar for playing a ballet dancer in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan. Green also stated that the cast will be primarily unknown actors. “I want an unknown cast...My version isn’t necessarily about ballet, it’s more of an all-girls boarding school... I don’t think it will have names.”
Green's promise of keeping in tone with the original and not changing much sounds promising to fans. However, we've heard this time and again and more often than not it's a bold faced lie. Only time will tell....
Glutton - David Arquette has signed on to direct the 3D thriller Glutton for Remember Dreaming Prods. He also helmed The Tripper which I reviewed on this site. Kenny Yakkel (Dead Air, which was hit and miss for me) wrote the script, which is described as being reminiscent of Misery.
Stan Spry and Cameron Larson are producing along with R. Scott Reid, Steve Ecclesine and Norween Yakkel, while Arquette will produce through his Coquette Prods. banner.
"David is the perfect person to direct "Glutton." He brings invaluable assets to the project including his visual style, creative flare, and ability to relate to the cast," said Spry.
TBK: The Toolbox Murders 2 - As i reported not so long ago, TBK is currently filming in Los Angeles and is the sequel to Tobe Hooper's Toolbox Murders. Now comes word that Mila Brener and Bruce Dern have joined the cast. Dern is "known" for his role in The Burbs and The Hole.
"Survivors Nell and Stephen continue their night of Hell as they're rushed to the nearby Hollywood Memorial hospital. Meanwhile, next-generation , tech-savvy CSI detectives Cole and Barnes coordinate with a hard-nosed, LAPD criminal profiler McGavin to exhume TBK's modern day tomb and uncover its origins, leading toward a shocking revelation involving old Hollywood's seedy underground and one doctor's secret past."
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