MGM Moves Forward on Poltergeist Remake

Posted by dominie in Films, News on August 20th, 2008

According to The Hollywood Reporter, MGM has confirmed that it will produce a remake of Tobe Hooper’s classic 1982 horror film, Poltergeist. Steven Spielberg co-wrote the original script with Hooper (and is said to have largely directed the film), which grossed $122 million worldwide and received Oscar nominations for the film’s visual effects, sound effects, and score.

Juliet Snowden and Stiles White, both veterans of the genre, will write the remake for MGM. B-D supplies this short synopsis: Poltergiest is “the story of a suburban home built over an Indian burial ground and thus inhabited by a nasty spook.” Director and cast is currently still in the works.

Recent work by Snowden and Stiles includes co-writing the script for Summit Entertainment’s Knowing (March 2009), directed by Alex Proyas and Platinum Dunes’ remake of The Birds for Universal. The duo are also known for their script in the 2005 release of Boogeyman for Sam Raimi and Ghost House, which grossed $46 million.