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‘The Addams Family’ Animated Movie Franchise Getting a Reboot from ‘Wednesday’ Team
The Charles Addams-created property The Addams Family has endured after all these years, taking on many different forms throughout the decades. The latest is of course Netflix’s live action series “Wednesday” starring Jenna Ortega, which came along in the wake of two animated feature films that were released in theaters by United Artists in 2019 and in 2021.
But the animated Addams Family saga is now getting a reboot from “Wednesday” creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the duo has revealed on Deadline’s Crew Call podcast.
While the new animated movie is from the team behind “Wednesday,” it will not be connected to the Netflix series, and also not connected to the 2019 and 2021 animated movies either.
Gough and Millar reveal, “We’re working on it with Amazon MGM and Kevin Miserocchi who runs the Addams Foundation – he knew Charles Addams and the keeper of the Addams flame – and with Gail Berman and John Glickman. We’re rebooting the animated film franchise.”
“So it won’t have anything to do with the two films before it, nor is it connected with this show,” Gough and Millar make crystal clear. “It will be a brand new Addams feature. There’s not really much we can say about it, because it’s in the very early stages.”
“Wednesday” Season 2: Part 1 is now streaming on Netflix.
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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