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‘Poltergeist’ Remake Confirmed in Press Release
After getting blasted by idiotic fan sites who claimed they “called Spielberg” (hahaha yeah, right), we kept on trucking in reporting that there was a remake to Poltergeist in the works. I’m not saying I am happy to report it, I’m just saying that it… IS. The news has first hit here on our site in November of 2006, and then we personally confirmed it here on November of 2007. This afternoon The Hollywood Reporter wrote a piece on the new ROBOCOP remake and within the article MGM confirms – for the first time in written form – that a remake to POLTERGEIST is in fact in the works. We’ll look into telling you who is in talks to direct and report back (I’m a tease, I know).
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.