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‘The Craft’ Remake Goes On a ‘Honeymoon’
Andrew Fleming’s 1996 The Craft is awesome. It was the light that shined in the middle of a decade riddled with crap like Urban Legend and I Know What You Did Last Summer.
The Craft starred Robin Tunney as a newcomer to a Catholic prep high school who falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls (played by Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True) who practice witchcraft and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who even slightly anger them.
Even today the film holds up, and is one that I consider to be an all-time great. And while the thought of a remake makes my stomach churn, I can’t help but think a modern take on this would play gangbusters with a younger crowd.
The Craft was to be remade back in 2006, and died in 2008. Using witchcraft, it’s been resurrected.
Sony has tapped up-and-coming horror filmmaker Leigh Janiak to write and direct the new version, says THR, who adds that Janiak will co-write the script with Phil Graziadei, the co-scribe on her breakthrough movie Honeymoon.
Doug Wick, who was one of Craft‘s original producers, is back in the same capacity, this time producing with Lucy Fisher.
Janiak is also helming an episode of “Scream” for MTV.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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