Poltergeist Remake Receives New Release Date

"They're here." It's unknown if this popular and creepy line from Tobe Hooper's 1982 horror film, Poltergeist, will make its way into Fox's remake, but one thing is now certain: we'll have to wait a little longer to find out. Originally slated for a February 13th, 2015 unveiling, Fox will now release their Poltergeist remake next summer.

Deadline reports that the Poltergeist remake is now scheduled for a July 24th, 2015 release, reportedly making it the first theatrical horror release of next summer (though this will likely change as future release dates of other films are revealed and/or changed). Filling the abandoned Valentine's Day weekend slot is Matthew Vaughn's comic-book based Kingsman: The Secret Service (previously slated for an October 24th, 2014 release), which will share the romantic weekend spotlight with Fifty Shades of Grey.

Gil Kenan (Monster House) is directing the Poltergeist reimagining from a screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire (Oz: The Great and Powerful). The film is being produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert via Ghost House Pictures, along with Roy Lee. Here’s the official synopsis provided by MGM and Fox:

“In a revisionist take on the classic horror film, a family struggling to make ends meet relocates to an outdated suburban home and is confronted by an angry spirit who kidnaps their youngest daughter and challenges them to band together to rescue her from the clutches of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.”

As far as casting goes, Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt star as the Bowen parents, who move their family to a new home. Their children are played by Saxon Sharbino, Kennedi Clements, and Kyle Catlett. Jared Harris (Lincoln, The Quiet Ones) plays the star of a TV show, titled Haunted House Cleaners, and Jane Adams (Hung) plays a parapsychologist that tries to help the family.