‘Poltergeist’ Remake Moving Ahead At MGM And Fox
By Germain Lussier/June 20, 2013 8:47 am EST
Deadline broke the news of the greenlight.
While the official press release (pasted below) makes the plot sound like an almost beat for beat remake of the original film, we recently heard it would have some sequel elements too. The rumor was some of the props from the original film would appear in the movie, making the ominous suggestion the haunting has happened before. Of course, if you remember the original film that’s kind of impossible but – we’ll see how it all works out soon as this remake has now been given the go ahead.
Here’s the full official press release for the remake of the 1982 film Poltergeist. Are you looking forward to this film?
In a revisionist take on the classic horror film, a family struggling to make ends meet relocates to an outdated suburban home and is confronted by an angry spirit who kidnaps their youngest daughter and challenges them to band together to rescue her from the clutches of evil.
“Poltergeist” is scheduled to begin production this Fall.
