Some stories are perfect the way we have first met them. Some monsters should be left where they are, beneath the surface of the land or waters they are buried under. Some stories have to be told only once, with no addition from epigones that can't add anything of value to them. But Hollywood producers apparently have a different opinion, constantly seeking stories to remake, franchises to reboot, and monsters to revive. The horror movie crop of the last few years was abundant, with numerous valuable - and most importantly original - flicks often not making it past a digital media release.
There are big budget movies in the works, too, but their producers seem to play it safe: they take stories already told and give them a new gown. But horror movies are not All Slots casino slot machines. All Slots games routinely get remakes - the most popular ones are given an updated look and feel, to offer players the chance to play with them for longer. The All Slots Mobile has several games that have gotten reworked to be fit for the modern player - they get new graphics, new sounds, and new life on a new platform. But as I said, horror movies are not All Slots mobile games - they should often be left dead and buried where they are. But Hollywood seems not to have learned its lesson, and it prepares quite a few remakes for this year.
Clive Barker's original Hellraiser (1987) was a breath of fresh air for the horror movie genre. It was followed by an equally disturbing and gory sequel, yet things started to go downhill from there. The Cenobites have returned to the silver screen several times ever since, always in productions that failed to live up to the original. Rumors of a remake to the original have surfaced a few years ago, with a script written by Clive Barker himself, yet no true progress has been made with it ever since.
The upcoming movie, Hellraiser: Judgement, is NOT the one the master wrote. "I'm not going to try and appease the fans anymore", writer/director Gary J. Tunnicliffe said. Once again Doug Bradley has been replaced as Pinhead, with the character now being played by Paul T. Taylor. Let's hope this time he will do better (Hellraiser: Revelations, written by him, was torn to pieces by critics and fans alike).
Slasher/teen movie fans will likely love the idea of the story of I Know What You Did Last Summer retold by horror veterans Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard, with a fresh set of teenagers for the hook-wielding killer to gut. The original pocketed a Saturn Award nomination, and propelled Jennifer Love Hewitt to fame, even though its Rotten Tomatoes rating was little better than mediocre. At the moment the remake is still in development, though there hasn't been much movement since its announcement a few years ago. Either way, let's hope the remake/reboot will live up - if not exceed - the original.
Either this year or next will see another remake of the classic 1985 George A. Romero film. The first remake was the poorly received 2008 film that starred Nick Cannon and Mena Suvari. This version appears to be going quite a different route from its predecessor by focusing on a half-human/half-zombie played by Johnathon Schaech. It sounds weird, but we'll see how it goes.
This latest installment in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is yet another prequel, only this time follows a young teenage Leatherface before he becomes the notorious masked killer that we've all grown to love. Directed by French duo Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the movie has been done with post-production for a while now and has simply been sitting on the studio shelves collecting dust. An October release was recently revealed.
Special mention to the Friday the 13th reboot that almost was. Jason Voorhees made his big screen debut in 1980 in the memories of his mother and the film's protagonist Alice. He actually starts killing campers in the movie's 1981 sequel and doesn't stop until 1984's Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. He is first revived in 1986's "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives", returning to the big screen twice more, once at Camp Crystal Lake, and once in Manhattan, before finally being killed (for the second time) in 1993's Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.
In Jason X, our immortal killer makes it to the future, wreaking havoc on board a spaceship, and being resurrected in the body of a cyborg. Both this movie and 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason" were too bad to be mentioned. Jason was revived once again in 2009 in a movie that failed to live up to the fans' expectations, even if Jared Padalecki of Supernatural fame was its protagonist.
This year was supposed to see his return once again in yet another reboot to the series, but after Rings failed to bring in big numbers at the box office, the studio got cold feet, reportedly feeling that with that franchise failing to respark interest that another Friday the 13th would do the same. Now the project is dead in the water (pun intended).
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There are big budget movies in the works, too, but their producers seem to play it safe: they take stories already told and give them a new gown. But horror movies are not All Slots casino slot machines. All Slots games routinely get remakes - the most popular ones are given an updated look and feel, to offer players the chance to play with them for longer. The All Slots Mobile has several games that have gotten reworked to be fit for the modern player - they get new graphics, new sounds, and new life on a new platform. But as I said, horror movies are not All Slots mobile games - they should often be left dead and buried where they are. But Hollywood seems not to have learned its lesson, and it prepares quite a few remakes for this year.
Hellraiser: Judgement (2017/2018)
Clive Barker's original Hellraiser (1987) was a breath of fresh air for the horror movie genre. It was followed by an equally disturbing and gory sequel, yet things started to go downhill from there. The Cenobites have returned to the silver screen several times ever since, always in productions that failed to live up to the original. Rumors of a remake to the original have surfaced a few years ago, with a script written by Clive Barker himself, yet no true progress has been made with it ever since.
The upcoming movie, Hellraiser: Judgement, is NOT the one the master wrote. "I'm not going to try and appease the fans anymore", writer/director Gary J. Tunnicliffe said. Once again Doug Bradley has been replaced as Pinhead, with the character now being played by Paul T. Taylor. Let's hope this time he will do better (Hellraiser: Revelations, written by him, was torn to pieces by critics and fans alike).
I Know What You Did Last Summer (In Development)
Slasher/teen movie fans will likely love the idea of the story of I Know What You Did Last Summer retold by horror veterans Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard, with a fresh set of teenagers for the hook-wielding killer to gut. The original pocketed a Saturn Award nomination, and propelled Jennifer Love Hewitt to fame, even though its Rotten Tomatoes rating was little better than mediocre. At the moment the remake is still in development, though there hasn't been much movement since its announcement a few years ago. Either way, let's hope the remake/reboot will live up - if not exceed - the original.
Day of the Dead (2017/2018)
Either this year or next will see another remake of the classic 1985 George A. Romero film. The first remake was the poorly received 2008 film that starred Nick Cannon and Mena Suvari. This version appears to be going quite a different route from its predecessor by focusing on a half-human/half-zombie played by Johnathon Schaech. It sounds weird, but we'll see how it goes.
Leatherface (October 2017)
This latest installment in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is yet another prequel, only this time follows a young teenage Leatherface before he becomes the notorious masked killer that we've all grown to love. Directed by French duo Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the movie has been done with post-production for a while now and has simply been sitting on the studio shelves collecting dust. An October release was recently revealed.
Friday the 13th (Development Hell)
Special mention to the Friday the 13th reboot that almost was. Jason Voorhees made his big screen debut in 1980 in the memories of his mother and the film's protagonist Alice. He actually starts killing campers in the movie's 1981 sequel and doesn't stop until 1984's Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. He is first revived in 1986's "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives", returning to the big screen twice more, once at Camp Crystal Lake, and once in Manhattan, before finally being killed (for the second time) in 1993's Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.
In Jason X, our immortal killer makes it to the future, wreaking havoc on board a spaceship, and being resurrected in the body of a cyborg. Both this movie and 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason" were too bad to be mentioned. Jason was revived once again in 2009 in a movie that failed to live up to the fans' expectations, even if Jared Padalecki of Supernatural fame was its protagonist.
This year was supposed to see his return once again in yet another reboot to the series, but after Rings failed to bring in big numbers at the box office, the studio got cold feet, reportedly feeling that with that franchise failing to respark interest that another Friday the 13th would do the same. Now the project is dead in the water (pun intended).