Horror James Wan to reboot Arachnaphobia

[terry78]

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/952045-james-wan-producing-arachnophobia-remake


Well......wha?

 

[AverageMan]

1st one scarred me for life!!! Absolutely hate spiders, pretty sure it was this film that caused it! lol.
Would be in good hands with Wan - another case of 'is it needed' though?

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Cool, more spiders to scream, and more butter milk coming out of an electrocuted spider.

 

[lime]

I liked the original, it was good low budget film. I will keep an eye on this one.

 

[Reel-Man]

Why, just why?

 

[:eek:]

Why, just why?

Because they already rebooted everything else.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

1st one scarred me for life!!! Absolutely hate spiders, pretty sure it was this film that caused it! lol.
Would be in good hands with Wan - another case of 'is it needed' though?

^Every word of this!

 

[The Joker]

The original still holds up very well. Like most reboots, this is not needed.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Why, just why?

Because they already rebooted everything else.

This.

At least James Wan is still a creative person, you can expect new ideas from him, and perhaps something different from this concept like moving to scorpions and ticks.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

This.

At least James Wan is still a creative person, you can expect new ideas from him, and perhaps something different from this concept like moving to scorpions and ticks.

Or ghostly demon spiders! InSpideous!

 

[terry78]

Remember Eight Legged Freaks?

 

[Holiday]

The original had who, Jeff Daniels and John Goodman? I've watched it a couple of times. Based on the director this one may be too serious. If they cast someone exciting I might be interested.

 

[MadderMaximus]

I like Wan, but I have a hard time seeing him handling comedy. He could surprise me though. His only disappointment for me so far was Dead Silence, and even that I didn't think was terrible.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

I like Wan, but I have a hard time seeing him handling comedy. He could surprise me though. His only disappointment for me so far was Dead Silence, and even that I didn't think was terrible.

I love Dead Silence but I've seen quite a few people say they're not so keen on it.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Or ghostly demon spiders! InSpideous!

Remember Eight Legged Freaks?

I remember the concept, and David Arquette.

 

[Dave McFly]

No Goodman, no deal


"That's right, I'm bad"

 

[Hordakfan]

You mean remake, not reboot, two different things.

 

[Hordakfan]

Because they already rebooted everything else.

Don't you mean remake, which is a very different thing?

 

[Inhuman117]

James Wan = Horror = Lots of Spiders i think i need a new Sister :P

 

[Sawyer]

This is a win IMO.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Yeah he plays well with camp/horror like the tone of the original.

 

[samsnee]

The original was a slow burn that I don’t think would work with audiences today. It will be interesting to see what they do with this.

 

[shauner111]

This scares the hell out of me.

 

[Pennywise]

Christopher Landon on We Have a Ghost & Arachnophobia Reboot

I have to ask, is your Arachnophobiaremake the next project you have lined up?
Christopher Landon: I’m hoping it should be my next film. We’re getting super close. The script’s done. I’ve been working on that for a while now. So now it’s just really about getting it together. I met a spider wrangler the other day, so that’s a good sign!

Are you actually scared of spiders?
Christopher Landon: Terrified. So like I’ve said, I’m either the most qualified or the least qualified person to do this movie.

 

[Pennywise]

Why Christopher Landon Really Left Scream VII—Then Got His “Best Revenge” by Making Drop

The writer-director opens up about everything from quitting the ‘Scream’ franchise (“People were threatening to kill me and my family”) to helming his buzzy new movie and exiting a planned ‘Arachnophobia’ remake due to creative differences.

www.vanityfair.com

But though his filmography is studded with hits, Landon has also faced a few misses—even beyond Scream. In early 2023, Landon completed the script for a remake of the much-loved 1990 horror-comedy Arachnophobia. The film was close to production; Landon was set to direct, and Steven Spielberg’s company, Amblin, was producing. But now, Landon reveals, the film is no longer being made. “There was a component that the studio was very nervous about and uncomfortable with—and that’s where we parted. I wasn’t willing to compromise on that,” he says, without elaborating. “I wasn’t going to make a change that really felt like a soul-crushing, sell-out, bad change.” (Amblin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)