Lee To Enter Dante’s Inferno

Christopher Lee has confirmed that Joe Dante will helm a remake of the 1967 Hammer classic, The Devil Rides Out in which he will reprise his original role as the Duc de Richeleau. Speaking at the launch of the book, 'Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History,' Lee told Empire Online: "If we make it again, I will play [Richeleau]; that's one definite thing. At the moment it's just a question of getting all the rights from the appropriate quarters, which we are in the process of doing. Joe Dante has agreed to direct. We won't have the same cast, except for me, and I'm just about the right age, [perhaps] a little bit older than Richeleau was in the books." The original version of The Devil Rides Out was based on a satanic thriller by occult novelist Dennis Wheatley and is one of the few Hammer films in which Lee played the hero. It's also regarded by many as one of Hammer's best movies. Lee, who has previously worked with Joe Dante on Gremlins 2: The New Batch, said he thought remaking The Devil Rides Out would be "very exciting, particularly with today's special effects."