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Tom Holland is Working on a ‘Fright Night 3’ Novel and Possible Film
You’re still so cool, Brewster.
With the Copyright Act of 1976, the US Congress granted artists the possibility to reclaim previously licensed works after 35 years, and the legendary Tom Holland is hoping to soon exercise those rights and bring the ORIGINAL Fright Night franchise back from the dead. Holland, who wrote and directed Fright Night, had to sell off the rights back in 1984 in order to get the film made, and as he noted on Twitter over the weekend, “the Fright Night copyrights come back to papa” in 2019. What does this mean? Holland seems to be planning a full-on franchise relaunch.
“Oh the things I’m going to do,” Holland teased, before digging deeper into his plans.
In a series of tweets, mostly replies to fans pressing him for more info, Holland revealed that he’s “almost finished with Fright Night 3 the novel,” and he also noted that “many things grow from there.” Holland even spilled some beans about the novel’s plot, telling a fan that Charley and Amy will be back. Holland teased, “Not sure who lives next door now, but I bet he has fangs…”
Naturally, Holland was also asked if a movie sequel to the original franchise was in the cards, and he said that yes, that is his eventual hope. We assume that would be an adaptation of the Fright Night 3 novel that he is currently penning, as it would only make logical sense.
For the next two years, a private equity firm will remain the Fright Night rights holders.
After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.
You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!
Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.
Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”
“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.
She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
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