Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a B-horror classic. The 1988 film is a fun and a bit cheesy. There have been talks of a sequel for a while, but nothing concrete. In a recent interview with The Movie Crypt Podcast Stephen Chiodo, the directer and co-writer of the original, explained that a TV series may be the right way to go.
“Right now, we are currently pursuing a long arch series for cable. We wondered, should we do a sequel to the first one or do we do a remake? We came up with a “requel” – it’s a sequel and remake. We’ve been developing this for a while, it’s a trilogy in four parts, and it really follows the continuing adventures of new people who are experiencing this phenomenon of a Klown invasion, and once in a while you see some of the old guys pop up and hear their stories – find out what happened over the last 25 years. It’s fucking great.”
A few things from Ciodo’s statement doesn’t exactly make sense. A “trilogy in four parts”, that is mathematically impossible. A “requel”, how do you make both a remake and sequel? Either way, I’m down with the Klowns. I love the film, and I truly hope that a series does come to life.
