A remake of Poltergeist has been in development for a while at MGM, but it looks like the project is finally moving forward with the news that a director has been chosen. According to Deadline, Monster House's Gil Kenan has been hired to direct the movie, with Sam Raimi still involved with the project in a producing capacity.
There are no new story details or casting news at this time, but here is what screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire (Rise of the Guardians, Oz: The Great and Powerful) previously said about his take on the material:
Via Collider-"My version is not a gory, horrible…it’s tonally similar to the first movie, and that’s sort of family-friendly-esque with some real, genuine scares in it. It’s not Saw if that’s what you’re asking. I’m not trying to turn it into something else."
It has also been confirmed that Nathan Kahane and Roy Lee will be producing the project with Sam Raimi. With a director now on-board, this project should have start to have some serious momentum. We'll report back as soon as new story details and casting information is released.
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After spending more than 10 years as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his interest in horror and sci-fi. Since then, it has grown into an online magazine with a staff of writers that provide daily news, reviews, interviews, and special features.
As the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Dead, Jonathan is responsible for bringing the latest horror news to millions of readers from around the world. He is also consulted with as an expert on zombies in entertainment and pop culture, providing analyses of the zombie sub-genre to newspapers, radio stations, and convention attendees.
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