I love werewolves. I think I’ve said that multiple times before. Do I love them enough to watch The Twilight Saga: New Moon? No, because those aren’t exactly werewolves-though they were the only redeemable aspect of that god awful series of books. Now, do I love werewolves enough to watch the planned re-boot of Joe Dante’s 1981 film The Howling? You bet your gut slicing claws I do. This is not to say I don’t have my reservations about any horror film re-boot based on a property from the 1980′s, which I most definitely have a love hate relationship with. But, with all the re-boots, re-makes, re-launches and re-do’s coming at us from that time we call The 80′s, they might as well give werewolves their due side by side with supernatural serial killers and demons.
Variety reported the details as follows:
Joel Kastelberg (Bodies, Rest and Motion) and Moonstone Entertainment’s Etchie Stroh (Afterglow, Stranger Than Fiction) will produce the film, with Joe Nimziki set to direct from his script. Once studio marketing executive for New Line, MGM and Sony, The Howling: Reborn will mark Nimziki’s directorial debut.
Original Howlingexecutive producers Steve Lane and Bob Pringle are also on board. No news on casting yet, but you can bet if trends are followed, the cast will be young and sexy, with one or two original cast members invited back for bit parts or cameos.
The Howling: Reborn begins shooting in February and will be released for the 2010 Halloween season.
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