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Noah Jupe & Jaeden Martell Join ‘The Lost Boys’ Reboot

Warner Bros. is sinking its teeth into a new modern-day take on the 1980s horror classic The Lost Boys and according to Variety, the first two cast members have been announced, Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) and It actor Jaeden Martell. Jonathan Entwistle (“The End of the F**king World”) will direct alongside Randy McKinnon (“Grand Army”), who is also working on “Static Shock” for Warner and DC. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger are producing through Automatik. Zac Frognowski and Josh Glick are serving as executive producers. The original Lost Boys movie, which spawned two sequels, is one of the best vampire movies ever made. Released back in 1988, it was directed by Joel Schumacher and stars Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Alex Winter, Dianne Wiest, and Jami Gertz. The movie centers on two brothers who move to a California beach town with their mother and get involved with a gang of men who turn out to be

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2021
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Malcolm McDowell In Talks To Star In ‘The Lost Boys’ Musical

Back in 2017 musician G Tom Mac, whose song “Cry Little Sister” became iconic after being featured on The Lost Boys soundtrack, sat down with us for an interview. During our conversation, G Tom Mac went into detail about plans to turn the classic movie into a musical. It’s been a few years since then, but the musical finally now seems to be moving forward. “I’ve been working on it for five years. I always thought ‘Lost Boys’ would make a great musical. I wanted to dig deeper into the characters and give everybody a backstory and how they all came together and how they became vampires. David is the most important vampire which Keifer Southerland played so well in the movie. We start the musical off with a five-year-old David and how he comes to America as an adopted child. That’s how it got started, figuring out how to build wonderful characters and keep the humor in there that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2020
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The CW Orders New Pilot For ‘The Lost Boys’ Series

Last year The CW scrapped the Catherine Hardwicke directed pilot for its new series “The Lost Boys“. This week the network order the new retooled pilot directed by Marcos Siega, who also helmed the pilots for CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” and Batwoman Deadline reports. The new version of the series, based on the 1987 classic, will have an all-new cast and will not feature original Lost Boys cast members Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro like the first version of the series planned. Rob Thomas, who co-wrote the new script, explained to Deadline the reason for the retooling. “There were scenes that we thought we could do a better job on, so it’s going through a 40% rewrite,” he said. “It’s not a total rewrite.” No cast members have been announced for the pilot as of yet.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 3, 2020
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The Frog Sisters Cast For The CW’s “Lost Boys” Series

Last week reported that The CW is making big changes in the series reboot of The Lost Boys. The first change, the vampire hunting Frog brothers are being swapped out for the Frog sisters. Today, we can report that the Frog sisters have been cast. Cheyenne Haynes (Camping) and Haley Tju (Bella and the Bulldogs) are set to play two teens working at a Santa Carla comic-book store. Until Sam arrives the girl’s think that they’re the only ones who know something is going in town. The changes don’t stop there. Sarah Hay (Flesh and Bone) has been cast as Mollie who was turned by David. Mollie has now become David’s rival seeking to take over the vampire gang. Mollie travels with a pack that includes her vampire son, Laddie. Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi, and Dakota Shapiro have also joined the cast. Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will be in the director’s chair for the pilot for the series

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2019
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Plot Details And More For The “Lost Boys” Series

A few days ago we reported that the “The Lost Boys” series was swapping the Frog Brothers for the Frog Sisters. Today, we have another update, via Deadline. The site reports that Twilight‘s Catherine Hardwicke is set to direct the pilot for the CW. But that’s not all, we finally have casting and plot details as well. Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi, and Dakota Shapiro are set to star in the pilot written by Heather Mitchell. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez), who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers soon find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead. According to the site: Michael and Lucy were played by Jason Patric and Dianne Wiest, respectively, in the 1987 movie directed by Joel Schumacher. Shapiro plays

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2019
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The CW Is Sex Swapping Characters For ‘The Lost Boys’ Series

Brace yourselves, you’re not going to be happy with I’m about to tell you. We’ve been reporting for a while that a series adaptation is in the works for the beloved 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys. Today we have an update. The CW’s series is going to be very different from the story we know and love. In fact, several characters are getting a gender swap, including the Frog brothers, originally played by Cory Feldman and Jamison Newlander. That’s right, the two vampire slayers are going to be girls in the series. Collider is reporting that the Frogs will now be named Cassie and Liza. Ugh (*facepalm). While no casting has been announced at this point we have our fingers crossed that this will be the only change to the main characters. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for expanding storylines to make all viewers happy, but when main characters based on cult classics are drastically changed I can’t

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2019
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The CW Orders Pilot For ‘Lost Boys’ Series

“Welcome to sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires.” Back in 2016, we reported that The CW was developing a series adaptation of 1987’s classic The Lost Boys. Tonight, Deadline is reporting that The CW has now officially ordered the pilot. The series, originally written by Rob Thomas the series is now in the hands of “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Heather Mitchell. “After the sudden death of their father, two brothers move to Santa Carla with their mother, who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers find themselves drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 24, 2019
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HorrorHound Weekend Indy Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary In Grand Style

Hello my Little Monsters, we are less than a week away from HorrorHound Weekend’s celebration of all things horror movie related. And what makes this year even more special is the fact that it’s HorrorHound’s 10th Anniversary convention. To celebrate this big occasion, the festivities (which run from Friday August 24th through Sunday the 26th) have been moved to more spacious digs at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. They are filling this large venue with over 50 celebrity guests from horror movies old and new, as well as over 100 special effects artists and mask makers at Mask Fest. Have you had enough yet? That’s good because there’s still more. There’s also numerous vendors, selling almost any kind horror related merch you could be looking for. Let’s also not forget about the HorrorHound 2018 Film Fest, as well as off site movie screenings at the Indiana State Museum’s IMAX Theater. Oh yeah, there’s also a kid’s costume contest,

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Capt McNeely
Aug 18, 2018
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Singer-Songwriter G Tom Mac Talks “Cry Little Sister” And His Upcoming Musical ‘A Lost Boys Story’ In An Interview

Horror in the 80’s gave us so many fantastic soundtracks. One song still stands out above the rest, ‘Cry Little Sister’ from the beloved classic The Lost Boys. As the film approached its 30th anniversary we shared the news with you that the song’s creator G Tom Mac (also known as Gerard McMahon) was not only doing a special tour but that he is also gearing up to bring us “A Lost Boys Story” musical, inspired by the movie. ‘Cry Little Sister’ is just one of the many contributions G Tom Mac has made to the world. Besides being a fantastic musician, he has created over 150 themes and tracks for both films and series. If you’ve seen The Lost Boys, Trick ‘r Treat, Terminator III, or the series ‘Charmed’, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, or ‘The X-Files’ you have heard his music. But ‘Cry Little Sister’ remains a favorite. His music has been used by so many talented artists including

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 20, 2017
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G Tom Mac Celebrating The Lost Boys’ 30th Anniversay With New Soundtrack And Musical

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter G Tom Mac, the musician behind “Cry Little Sister”, a song any horror fan will recognize from the 1987 classic The Lost Boys, is celebrating the film’s 30th anniversary with a new soundtrack. Wait, there’s more. The soundtrack will be part of ‘A Lost Boys Story’, a musical based on our favorite vampire movie! From the Press Release: (Los Angeles) – In commemoration of the release of the cult classic film THE LOST BOYS, Grammy winner G Tom Mac, singer and songwriter of the film’s hit theme song “Cry Little Sister” is releasing new music from his upcoming soundtrack for the A LOST BOYS STORY; a musical based on the film itself. G Tom Mac has recently announced that he is in the development stages of a musical version of the film titled “A Lost Boys Story.” The soundtrack from the musical will be available this September giving the public a sneak peek of the music the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 8, 2017

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Noah Jupe & Jaeden Martell Join ‘The Lost Boys’ Reboot

Warner Bros. is sinking its teeth into a new modern-day take on the 1980s horror classic The Lost Boys and according to Variety, the first two cast members have been announced, Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) and It actor Jaeden Martell. Jonathan Entwistle (“The End of the F**king World”) will direct alongside Randy McKinnon (“Grand Army”), who is also working on “Static Shock” for Warner and DC. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger are producing through Automatik. Zac Frognowski and Josh Glick are serving as executive producers. The original Lost Boys movie, which spawned two sequels, is one of the best vampire movies ever made. Released back in 1988, it was directed by Joel Schumacher and stars Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Alex Winter, Dianne Wiest, and Jami Gertz. The movie centers on two brothers who move to a California beach town with their mother and get involved with a gang of men who turn out to be

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2021
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Malcolm McDowell In Talks To Star In ‘The Lost Boys’ Musical

Back in 2017 musician G Tom Mac, whose song “Cry Little Sister” became iconic after being featured on The Lost Boys soundtrack, sat down with us for an interview. During our conversation, G Tom Mac went into detail about plans to turn the classic movie into a musical. It’s been a few years since then, but the musical finally now seems to be moving forward. “I’ve been working on it for five years. I always thought ‘Lost Boys’ would make a great musical. I wanted to dig deeper into the characters and give everybody a backstory and how they all came together and how they became vampires. David is the most important vampire which Keifer Southerland played so well in the movie. We start the musical off with a five-year-old David and how he comes to America as an adopted child. That’s how it got started, figuring out how to build wonderful characters and keep the humor in there that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2020
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The CW Orders New Pilot For ‘The Lost Boys’ Series

Last year The CW scrapped the Catherine Hardwicke directed pilot for its new series “The Lost Boys“. This week the network order the new retooled pilot directed by Marcos Siega, who also helmed the pilots for CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” and Batwoman Deadline reports. The new version of the series, based on the 1987 classic, will have an all-new cast and will not feature original Lost Boys cast members Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro like the first version of the series planned. Rob Thomas, who co-wrote the new script, explained to Deadline the reason for the retooling. “There were scenes that we thought we could do a better job on, so it’s going through a 40% rewrite,” he said. “It’s not a total rewrite.” No cast members have been announced for the pilot as of yet.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 3, 2020
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The Frog Sisters Cast For The CW’s “Lost Boys” Series

Last week reported that The CW is making big changes in the series reboot of The Lost Boys. The first change, the vampire hunting Frog brothers are being swapped out for the Frog sisters. Today, we can report that the Frog sisters have been cast. Cheyenne Haynes (Camping) and Haley Tju (Bella and the Bulldogs) are set to play two teens working at a Santa Carla comic-book store. Until Sam arrives the girl’s think that they’re the only ones who know something is going in town. The changes don’t stop there. Sarah Hay (Flesh and Bone) has been cast as Mollie who was turned by David. Mollie has now become David’s rival seeking to take over the vampire gang. Mollie travels with a pack that includes her vampire son, Laddie. Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi, and Dakota Shapiro have also joined the cast. Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will be in the director’s chair for the pilot for the series

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2019
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Plot Details And More For The “Lost Boys” Series

A few days ago we reported that the “The Lost Boys” series was swapping the Frog Brothers for the Frog Sisters. Today, we have another update, via Deadline. The site reports that Twilight‘s Catherine Hardwicke is set to direct the pilot for the CW. But that’s not all, we finally have casting and plot details as well. Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi, and Dakota Shapiro are set to star in the pilot written by Heather Mitchell. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez), who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers soon find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead. According to the site: Michael and Lucy were played by Jason Patric and Dianne Wiest, respectively, in the 1987 movie directed by Joel Schumacher. Shapiro plays

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 21, 2019
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The CW Is Sex Swapping Characters For ‘The Lost Boys’ Series

Brace yourselves, you’re not going to be happy with I’m about to tell you. We’ve been reporting for a while that a series adaptation is in the works for the beloved 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys. Today we have an update. The CW’s series is going to be very different from the story we know and love. In fact, several characters are getting a gender swap, including the Frog brothers, originally played by Cory Feldman and Jamison Newlander. That’s right, the two vampire slayers are going to be girls in the series. Collider is reporting that the Frogs will now be named Cassie and Liza. Ugh (*facepalm). While no casting has been announced at this point we have our fingers crossed that this will be the only change to the main characters. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for expanding storylines to make all viewers happy, but when main characters based on cult classics are drastically changed I can’t

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2019
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The CW Orders Pilot For ‘Lost Boys’ Series

“Welcome to sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires.” Back in 2016, we reported that The CW was developing a series adaptation of 1987’s classic The Lost Boys. Tonight, Deadline is reporting that The CW has now officially ordered the pilot. The series, originally written by Rob Thomas the series is now in the hands of “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Heather Mitchell. “After the sudden death of their father, two brothers move to Santa Carla with their mother, who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers find themselves drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 24, 2019
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HorrorHound Weekend Indy Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary In Grand Style

Hello my Little Monsters, we are less than a week away from HorrorHound Weekend’s celebration of all things horror movie related. And what makes this year even more special is the fact that it’s HorrorHound’s 10th Anniversary convention. To celebrate this big occasion, the festivities (which run from Friday August 24th through Sunday the 26th) have been moved to more spacious digs at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. They are filling this large venue with over 50 celebrity guests from horror movies old and new, as well as over 100 special effects artists and mask makers at Mask Fest. Have you had enough yet? That’s good because there’s still more. There’s also numerous vendors, selling almost any kind horror related merch you could be looking for. Let’s also not forget about the HorrorHound 2018 Film Fest, as well as off site movie screenings at the Indiana State Museum’s IMAX Theater. Oh yeah, there’s also a kid’s costume contest,

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 18, 2018
Horror Fuel

Singer-Songwriter G Tom Mac Talks “Cry Little Sister” And His Upcoming Musical ‘A Lost Boys Story’ In An Interview

Horror in the 80’s gave us so many fantastic soundtracks. One song still stands out above the rest, ‘Cry Little Sister’ from the beloved classic The Lost Boys. As the film approached its 30th anniversary we shared the news with you that the song’s creator G Tom Mac (also known as Gerard McMahon) was not only doing a special tour but that he is also gearing up to bring us “A Lost Boys Story” musical, inspired by the movie. ‘Cry Little Sister’ is just one of the many contributions G Tom Mac has made to the world. Besides being a fantastic musician, he has created over 150 themes and tracks for both films and series. If you’ve seen The Lost Boys, Trick ‘r Treat, Terminator III, or the series ‘Charmed’, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, or ‘The X-Files’ you have heard his music. But ‘Cry Little Sister’ remains a favorite. His music has been used by so many talented artists including

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 20, 2017
Horror Fuel

G Tom Mac Celebrating The Lost Boys’ 30th Anniversay With New Soundtrack And Musical

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter G Tom Mac, the musician behind “Cry Little Sister”, a song any horror fan will recognize from the 1987 classic The Lost Boys, is celebrating the film’s 30th anniversary with a new soundtrack. Wait, there’s more. The soundtrack will be part of ‘A Lost Boys Story’, a musical based on our favorite vampire movie! From the Press Release: (Los Angeles) – In commemoration of the release of the cult classic film THE LOST BOYS, Grammy winner G Tom Mac, singer and songwriter of the film’s hit theme song “Cry Little Sister” is releasing new music from his upcoming soundtrack for the A LOST BOYS STORY; a musical based on the film itself. G Tom Mac has recently announced that he is in the development stages of a musical version of the film titled “A Lost Boys Story.” The soundtrack from the musical will be available this September giving the public a sneak peek of the music the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 8, 2017
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