Malcolm McDowell (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, A Clockwork Orange) is attached to appear in a new take on H.P. Lovecraft‘s Herbert West: Reanimator, The Telegraph has learned.
Adam Simon (The Haunting in Connecticut, “Salem”) and Tim Metcalfe (The Haunting in Connecticut, Kalifornia) penned the script. It’s set in Alton, Illinois, where filming will take place.
Makeup artist Jeff Lewis (“Star Trek: Voyager,” “Star Trek: Enterprise”) and cousin Roger Lewis are heading the production via their newly established Woodlake Entertainment.
“We are keeping everything based in Alton,” Jeff Lewis said. “We are using the actual name, and a lot of businesses have been mentioned in the script so far.” They also plan on using locals as background actors.
Famously adapted by Stuart Gordon in 1985’s Re-Animator, Lovecraft’s 1922 horror story follows brilliant but mercurial physician Herbert West, whose rabid obsession and pursuit of life extension succeeds to a horrifying effect.
Herbert West: Reanimator is slated to begin production in June. Stay tuned for more.
