Over one year ago, we learned that Twentieth Century Fox was developing a trilogy of films based on R.L. Stine’s Fear Street book series, with Honeymoon filmmaker Leigh Janiak having been hired to write and direct three different scripts that were potentially going to be shot back-to-back-to-back. Reportedly, those movies would be released close together.
So what’s going on with all that? Well, we’ve got a tiny bit of an update this week, as Stine has confirmed on Twitter that yes, those *three* movies are very much still in the works.
Stine tweeted, “Every day, people ask me if there will ever be movies based on the Fear Street books. The answer is yes. THREE Fear Street movies are in the works at Fox.”
Hey, it’s good to know things are still moving along on this one.
In 1989, three years before Goosebumps came onto the scene and made him a household name, R.L. Stine launched the lesser-known series of books, Fear Street. Taking place in the fictional city of Shadyside, Ohio, the teen-oriented Fear Street books pit teenagers up against adversaries both human and paranormal, and a total of 52 stories comprised the original line.
Every day, people ask me if there will ever be movies based on the Fear Street books. The answer is yes. THREE Fear Street movies are in the works at Fox. While you wait, you might try the newest book… pic.twitter.com/qzoPN9RLZE
— R.L. Stine (@RL_Stine) November 15, 2018