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Uwe Boll Is Rebooting ‘Alone in the Dark’ With New Film and Possible TV Series
German filmmaker Uwe Boll isn’t done with the horror action franchise Alone in the Dark. THR reports today that the director of the maligned 2005 feature adaptation has optioned the rights to make a new film.
The H.P. Lovecraft-inspired franchise follows private detective Edward Carnby in his fight against the undead and has launched multiple games and sold millions of units worldwide.
Boll promises to adhere much closer to the games than his 2005 feature, which starred Christian Slater and Tara Reid. The story pulls from last year’s Alone in the Dark, featuring Jodie Comer and David Harbour.
The 2024 game is set in the gothic American south in the 1920’s, in the haunting Derceto Manor, where players take on the roles of Emily Hardwood and Edward Carnby. Together, they must unravel the disappearance of Emily’s uncle, delving deep into the secrets that shroud the manor’s dark past. Along with solving puzzles, you’ll have to confront the terrifying entities that inhabit the manor along the way to uncover the truth.
“We will capture the spirit and the era of the original games and follow the story of the new game. We can’t wait to reboot the franchise and cast our new Edward Carnby,” Boll said.
It may not stop with a new feature, either. Boll’s production partner, Michael Roesch, revealed to THR that they also intend to develop a TV series.
Boll’s filmic output is heavily focused on video game adaptations to date. His directorial credits also include House of the Dead, Bloodrayne, Far Cry, and In the Name of the King, with House of the Dead sequel Return to Zombie Island on the way. This is unrelated to the House of the Dead reboot from Paul W.S. Anderson.
This is also the same filmmaker who challenged his online critics to a boxing match, then pummeled them in the ring. We can thank the success of The Minecraft Movie and Sonic the Hedgehog for getting Boll back into fighting/filmmaking shape.
Tara Reid and Christian Slater in Alone in the Dark 2005
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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