Prequels, Sequels & Remakes

Lou Adler, BermanBraun, and Fox Television Studios will be making a two hour long new version of Rocky Horror Picture Show. While it’ll use the original’s screenplay, there may be new music included.

MGM is developing a Valley Girl musical that will use the original’s story and an ‘80s soundtrack. Sean Bailey is producing via Idealogy Inc.

Wes Craven on the People Under the Stairs remake: "It will be a remake, not directed by me, but something Marianne Maddalena will produce after she completes The Last House on the Left"

Guillermo del Toro and Miramax are producing, and Troy Nixey will make his feature directorial debut on, a remake of horror-thriller Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. The 1973 TV movie about a girl who goes to live with her father and his girlfriend and finds creatures living under the stairs, will be updated by del Toro and Matthew Robins. It’s in the very early stages.

Red Sonja is moving forward with Robert Rodriguez presenting, Douglas Aarniokoski directing, Rose McGowan starring, and David White writing.

Atlantia Canarias, Branko Lustig, and John Kelly will be producing a remake of 1973 Steve McQueen vehicle Papillon. Based off Henri Charriere’s autobiography, it’s about a petty criminal named Papillon who tries to escape when he is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in Guiane.

New Line/Warner Brothers has hired Wesley Strick to write a “relaunch” of A Nightmare on Elm Street

Darren Aronofsky is officially signed to direct RoboCop, David Self will write, the story will take place twenty years after the original, and it is fast tracked for 2010. Producer Mike Medavoy on the rating, “It’s likely to be an R unless the director cuts back on some of it.”

Michael Brandt and Derek Haas have been hired as writers for Beverly Hills Cop 4.

Sam Raimi on a possible Evil Dead 4: "That's in the wheelhouse. I'd like to work on it with my brother Ivan when he comes up next week."

Sam Raimi says Spider-Man 4 is in the early stage, "I'm going to be a producer on it, and I'm waiting to see the script." The movie is already slated for 2011.

Sony has commissioned Jacob Estes to draft a script for a spin off from Spider-Man with Venom.