Is there a planned remake of the classic film An American Werewolf in London?”
When it comes to inspiring irritation among cinemagoers, poorly conceived remakes and sequels are right up there with the giggling teenagers chatting away two rows back. But the slew of new versions of 70s and 80s horror flicks brought to us by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and the Weinsteins’ Dimension Films over the past few years have not been among those which have had me clenching my fists with rage, because I was never particularly in love with the originals. 1. An American Werewolf In London 2. Production year: 1981 3. Country: USA 4. Cert (UK): 18 5. Runtime: 97 mins 6. Directors: John Landis 7. Cast: Brian Glover, David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter, John Woodvine 8. More on this film The original Halloween was, I’ll admit, a brilliantly eerie, genuine cult classic that dreamed up many of the horror tropes now familiar to slasher fans, without requiring an extreme body count. But an array of vapid sequels stretching well into the new millennium guaranteed that by the t
A remake of the horror/dark comedy 1981 classic “An American Werewolf in London” is in the works it seems.Bloody Disgusting reports that the original film’s writer/director John Landis has apparently sold off remake rights to the property to Dimension Films.The original followed two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. A poorly received sequel, “An American Werewolf in Paris”, opened in 1997 to poor reviews and box-office.John Landis has sold the remake rights for An American Werewolf In London to Dimension Films. As Halloween II makes its way into theaters, the Weinstein brothers are hard at work at getting the Hellraiser remake off the ground and now will be retelling the story of two American tourists in England who are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. I’m all for remakes in general and even though I think this one has little to no chance of being anywhere near as good as the original, I h
