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It Seems There’s a New ‘Attack of the Killer Tomatoes’ Movie in the Works
As far as we can tell, the folks in charge of the rights to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, the franchise that kicked off with 1978’s cult classic, are working on a remake of the film, as an interesting Comic Con-related promotion has begun on the official website.
The site notes that special “Seeds of Destruction” packets are being deposited around San Diego Comic Con this week in promotion of the upcoming project; if you find the seeds, you’re asked to bring them to the Atomic Toybox booth (#3921), where you can enter to “audition for a part in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.”
Mind you, if you don’t find the seeds or you’re not even going to be at Comic Con in the first place, there’s still a form where you can throw your hat in the running anyway.
The fine print details, “No purchase necessary for entry. Participants will be selected by October 31, 2018, subject to the movie production timeline. Entry does not guarantee selection. Participants will not be compensated for travel or related expenses. The audition location will be in San Diego, California.”
Details are virtually nonexistent at this time, so we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.
In the original film, which spawned three sequels, “A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes.”
It was announced two weeks ago that Paramount is resurrecting the Scary Movie spoof franchise with a brand new reboot movie, which will likely arrive in theaters next year.
The new movie, a joint venture between Paramount and Miramax that will technically be the sixth installment in the franchise, is expected to go into production this coming Fall.
We don’t yet know who will be writing, directing or starring in the Scary Movie reboot, but two actors in particular have already expressed an interest in joining the franchise.
The first is Melissa Barrera, who can currently be seen in theaters in Radio Silence’s bloody horror movie Abigail. Barrera is of course also the star of Scream and Scream VI, which kind of makes her a perfect candidate to lampoon herself in a Scary Movie reboot.
“I always loved those movies,” Melissa Barrera tells the website Inverse. “When I saw it announced, I was like, ‘Oh, that would be fun.’ That would be so fun to do.”
The actress adds, “They have the iconic cast that did it, so we’ll see what goes on with that. I’m just excited to see a new one.”
In a tweet posted last night, Bailee Madison (The Strangers: Prey at Night, the upcoming “Pretty Little Liars: Summer School”) also threw her hat in the running.
Madison tweets, “Random but scary movie 6 hit me up cause I just feel like we’d have fun okay bye.” Your move, Paramount. And make sure you call Anna Faris and Regina Hall too.
Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, the first Scary Movie was released in 2000, just four years after Wes Craven reinvigorated the horror genre with his meta slasher masterpiece, Scream.
The film parodied horror movies of the time including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and The Blair Witch Project, and the horror-comedy spoof scared up $278 million at the worldwide box office. The success of that first Scary Movie paved the way for an entire franchise of horror spoofs, five of them in total released between 2000 and 2013.
Bailee Madison in “The Strangers: Prey at Night’
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