NBC and Bryan Fuller are working on a reboot of The Munsters TV series. Bryan Singer (X-Men, The Usual Suspects) recently joined the project as an executive producer and will be directing the pilot episode.
Basic plot details from earlier this month showed The Munsters reboot to be a very different take from the original show. Now, extended plot details and full character descriptions have been revealed.
According to Moviehole, the story revolves around Eddie Munster, who "begins to accept his hairy alter-ego". They describe the show as "equal parts sweet, silly, and suspenseful."
While casting as not yet been finalized, here is the basic plot and character breakdowns **SPOILER WARNING**:
"We discover that the Munster’s have had to move to Mockingbird Heights because of what young Eddie did in the teaser. That 'baby bear' attacking the scout camp was a sign that the Munster’s needed a new address before anyone realized who was really behind all those scratches and bruises that the scouts received."
Herman Munster
"...Doesn’t much look like Fred Gwynne’s Frankenstein-looking fellow from the original. This Herman is more of a stud – albeit one with scars. He’s a skinny, but rather attractive man in his ’30s – though he’s stitched together from the body parts of other men and has a mechanical steampunk heart – one that is breaking down."
Eddie Munster
"...The first – and he’s seemingly the most central character – of the Munsters we’re introduced to. Much like Michael J.Fox’s character in ”Teen Wolf” he’s about to discover he’s got quite the howl- – only he’s terrified beyond belief at what that means (he’s frightened enough of puberty!). Though the Munsters have moved to Mockingbird Heights because Eddie attacked his fellow boy scouts at a camp, he doesn’t have any recollection of the event and has been told a baby bear attacked his friends."
Grandpa Munster
"...This scary old fellow feeds on animals like Lions but, not surprisingly, is starting to hunger human blood. And with Eddie now “in the family way”, he feels okay about that. Grandpa knows he’s going to start eating humans again, suggesting he’s gobbled his way through a few in the past, and has enough love for Marilyn (who he saved from her mother, he says) to recommend she go to college on the other side of America. She’s safer there."
Lily Munster
"...Like his father, Eddie’s mum ultimately teaches him the “difference between being a Munster and being a Monster”. She works at a pet store where she uses her magic to, for instance, trick the dogs into cleaning their own cages."
Marilyn Munster
"...The human component of the family. Sweet, attractive young girl who – for obvious reasons – is pretty much the face of the family. Seems completely OK with Grandpa eating animals and people, recognizing his vampirism as a curse not something he chose, and is keen to help werewolf Eddie realize he’s not a bad person for having to feed off animals."
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