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Remakes Headed Your Way In 2021

The trend of remakes and reboots continues. Here are some of the remakes headed your way in 2021. Candyman Remake/Sequel Candyman returns to the neighborhood where the legend began, where Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood. We all know not to say the legend’s name five times, but the characters in the movie say it anyway and bring down Candyman’s wrath upon themselves. The movie starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (US, Aquaman), Tony Todd (Candyman), Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett is produced by horror heavy hitter Jordan Peel who co-wrote the script along with Win Rosenfield. Candyman is set to make his return on August 27, 2021. The Children of the Corn In the new adaptation of the Stephen King story, in a quiet town in Nebraska, a demon walks behind the rows. The children form a cult and the adults of the town come to a bloody end. The new movie is described as a revenge tale in which

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 3, 2021

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Jordan Peele’s Upcoming Projects Include A New Movie And Two Remakes

Jordan Peele is a busy guy. Not only does he have multiple series currently on TV including “Twilight Zone,” “Hunters,” and the brilliant series “Lovecraft Country” he’s also been busy producing films including Nia DaCosta’s Candyman. We reported last week that Peele is working on a remake of The People Under the Stairs. Now, news has come that on top of all that, the Get Out and Us filmmaker has just inked a deal with Universal Pictures. The new arrangement gives Peele a sweet five-year production deal. One of the films to be included is reportedly a remake of Nightmare of Elm Street. But wait, there’s more! Peele is currently working on his next film, which he will direct, and he is already promising it will be scarier than both Get Out and Us. While we don’t know much about the movie, we do know it will be released on July 22, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 11, 2020

MoviesNews

Jordan Peele Remaking ‘The People Under The Stairs’

Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us, “Lovecraft Country”) has signed on to produce a new adaptation (aka remake) of Stephen King’s The People Under the Stairs for Universal. At the moment it unknown if Peele will also be directing and/or co-writing the script along with Win Rosenfeld of Peele’s Monkey Paw Productions. In the original film 1991 from Wes Craven, two adults and a juvenile break into a house occupied by a twisted brother and sister and their stolen children. There, they find more than they bargained for and must fight for their lives.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 30, 2020

Interviews

Sean Whalen Talks Acting And His Upcoming Film Crust In An Interview

A teacher, actor, writer, he took the time to sit down with me and reminisce about his past roles and working with genre legend Wes Craven, as well as to discuss his current projects. Whalen has appeared in many roles, throughout many genres, including Wes Craven’s 1991 hit The People Under the Stairs, where he played Roach, a man with a missing tongue, who sacrificed himself to save the two young stars. You might also remember Whalen in Twister, as “Anton” on the series Constantine, or as “Becks” in 2009’s Halloween II. In all he has appeared in over 115 films and series. Now, Whalen has written his own script, a story about a man and a murderous monster made of socks, Crust. Currently crowdfunding, Crust combines humor and horror for a film with heart. But I will let you hear more about it from him. Horror Fule: “I love your character, Roach, in People Under the Stairs. What was

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 25, 2017

MoviesReviewsStreaming TV

Wes Craven Adapting ‘The People Under The Stairs’ For A New Show

Wes Craven is a true master of horror. He’s recognized for many of his movies, like ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’, ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ and ‘Scream’, but he has a lesser known movie titled ‘The People Under the Stairs’. 1991’s ‘The People Under The Stairs’ follows two men and a young boy as they break into a house. After one man goes in and doesn’t return, the other man and the boy, Fool and Leroy break into the house to find him and discover pale, people locked under the stairs. Wes Craven has signed on as executive producer for an adaption of ‘The People Under The Stairs’ as a series for the SyFy Channel. Michael Reisz is set to write the series.The show will tell the story of a young woman who’s search of an old manor reveals a centuries old secret. The premier date for the series has not been announced.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 20, 2015

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