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See No Evil Writer Returns With ‘Graveland’
Dan Madigan (See No Evil) is returning to the horror genre with a new screenplay entitled GRAVELAND for director Roel Reiné (The Lost Tribe), according to Fangoria. “It’s a wild cross between GHOSTBUSTERS, POLTERGEIST and WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, and is very, very dark, funny and scary. Everyone involved is very excited about bringing this comically macabre story to life,” Madigan tells the site. He als reveals that he’s working on his own feature entitled NECRO SAPIENS, which he calls “a high-octane, full-blown throwback of a horror movie. Genre legend Lance Henriksen told me the ending reminds him of THE WILD BUNCH if it were written by James Cameron on acid, and that it’s a horrific hybrid of DAWN OF THE DEAD and DOG SOLDIERS.”
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.