But I thought Ravager was the end?!
Released last year, director David Hartman’s Phantasm: Ravager was, in my opinion, the perfect finale for the long-running Phantasm franchise. Sure, it was low-budget and kinda corny at times, but it was also full of heart and super charming. And come on. Seeing the old band back together after so many years was nothing short of a treat for longtime fans of the series.
So what’s the future of the Phantasm franchise? Will we see a remake/reboot down the line? Or maybe a sixth installment in the original series? Franchise creator Don Coscarelli commented on the phuture (okay, I admit that was bad) in an interview that appears in Well Go USA’s upcoming Phantasm Blu-ray collection. The quote is on page 51 of the included booklet:
All I can tell you about that subject is rest assured that we are constantly researching and experimenting here in the Phantasm labs, so who knows what we might cook up in the near future. However, I do think that Phantasm: Ravager will be the last you see of the original Phantasm actors in the series.
We tip our hats to Dread Central for the heads up.
The complete Phantasm Blu-ray collection arrives on April 11th.
