An American Werewolf In London
Max Landis has provided an update on his upcoming remake ofAn American Werewolf in London . The original 1981 picture was direct by Landis ' don , the legendary filmmaker John Landis , and star David Naughton and Griffin Dunne as the titulary quality David Kessler and Jack Goodman , severally ( who were assail by the loup-garou ) , with Jenny Agutter as nurse Alex Price and John Woodvine as Dr. J.S. Hirsch . The picture show garnered decisive eclat upon its handout and has since acquire to cult status among horror fan around the world .
The first rumblings ofAn American Werewolfremake first surfaced in 2009 , but it was n’t until Landis boarded the project last yr that things started to move forward . film maker from all across the diligence have taken part in remaking before , but it ’s rare , if at all precedented , for someone to remake something that one of their parents had originally created - though it ’s not unprecedented for family fellow member to work together ( see : Jon and Lawrence Kasdan scripting the youngHan Solomovie ) . Now , the unseasoned Landis has indicated how far along he ’s in the procedure of developing the remake .
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The film writer was at San Diego Comic - Con 2017 last month promotingDirk Gently ’s Holistic Detective Agency- and in an interview with Kevin Smith forIMDb , Landis said that he ’s midway through writing the script forAn American Werewolf in Londonand that he still plans on direct the coming remake :
" I ’m going to write it , and I think I ’m blend in to organize it . I like the script I wrote ; you make out , I ’m halfway through it right now . I hope it turns out great . "
Landis also acknowledge that there were rumors about theAmerican Werewolf in Londonremake join Universal Pictures’burgeoning Dark Universe- a shared monster existence that launched with Alex Kurtzman’sThe Mummyremake originally this summertime - though he did n’t allow any concrete info on that front . late report have stated thatThe Walking Deadexecutive producer Robert Kirkman and David Alpert ( who also producesDirk Gently ) will swear out as producer on the remaking , with John Landis also dish as executive manufacturer .
Although there is n’t much that ’s known about the project at this time , Max Landis has previously stated that theAmerican Werewolf in Londonremake will continue to apply practical effect for the werewolf - especially with regard to the transformation scene ( the original picture ’s shift is what earn the film the inaugural Oscar for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup ) - but utilize CGI for the legs so that the wolfman will remain roving .
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