Bloody Disgusting are reporting that John Landis has sold the remake rights for An American Werewolf in London to Dimension films, the 'genre' offshoot of the Weinsteins' Miramax.
The question is, are we looking at a potential "American Werewolf in..." franchise? Remaking the first movie seems like a horrendous idea, but if it leads to better sequels than An American Werewolf in Paris then maybe we'll look the other way for the time being.
Dimension are behind the Rob Zombie Halloween films (part 2 is out in August) and are currently battling with revolving-door directors on a remake of Hellraiser (Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury and Pascal Laugier have already been and gone).
Are Dimension the new Platinum Dunes?
Do we need another Platinum Dunes?
But if you're a horror fan sick of recycled series, take heart. Lionsgate's totally original The Haunting in Connecticut did so surprisingly well at the box office that The Haunting in New York and The Haunting in Georgia are now in the works.
No, really.