Robert Kirkman and David Alpert of the "The Walking Dead" are about to produce another hit-maker. A remake of John Landis' 1981 classic comedic horror film, "An American Werewolf," will be written by his son Max Landis and will be produced through Skybound Entertainment for Universal Pictures.
The original version entails David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), two American college students who decide to go on a backpacking trip in Britain. They encounter a large wolf that eventually attacks them. The ending is grim as Jack is brutally killed while David survives with a bite.
David recovers in the hospital and experiences frequent nightmares about his deceased friend warning him about his transition into a werewolf. David contemplates on suicide as his option to end it before he turns into a beast on the next full moon.
The classic movie was the first ever to receive an Oscar for makeup work, winning Rick Baker another award for his expertise. The film is presently celebrating its 35th anniversary. Indeed, the remake will be a challenge and a significant moment for "Chronicle" and "American Ultra" screenwriter Max Landis.
Producer Andy Trapani shared that he has been working on the project for almost 10 years. He will be producing alongside Todd Garner, "Circle of Confusion's" Matt Smith and "Broken Road's" Sean Robins. Their expertise in the supernatural industry should be a hint of how the remake is going to end up.
This "American Werewolf in London" project should not be too difficult for the younger Landis because he has previously made a remake of the original movie's famous scene of transformation for CineFix's "Homemade Movies" series, according to AVClub. It was in August 2014 that he had his first experience in relation to the film.
According to Deadline, the former Landis did not use Warren Zeron's "Werewolves of London" as the movie's soundtrack. Instead, it used Creedence Clearwater's Revival's "Bad Moon Rising." A lot of fans are looking forward to hear the other song play for this remake.
