Thaindian News

By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec.18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A trend has been seen in Hollywood to recreate a typical film franchise as opposed to make a sequel to a film. However, it is not quite often a film maker decides to recreate a horror movie that has been made more than once. As per the industry buzz, Weinstein Company and Dimension Films is going to remake the famous horror film named “The Amityville Horror”. One might recall that the 1979 movie was remade by Platinum Dunes and Michael Bay. That was 4 years back.

As a matter of fact the original film was inspired by Jay Anson’s book The “Amityville Horror: A True Story” which was published in 1977. In the first movie the main roles were played by Margot Kidder and James Brolin. The newly married couple is ousted from their home by sinister spirits who try to wreck havoc in their life. In the 2005 version of the film the role of the couple were played by Melissa George and Ryan Reynolds. MGM tried to focus on the marketing and labeled it as a movie based on real life incidents.

However, it is still not confirmed who will be directing the latest remake. MGM is reeling under a financial hardship but it has the legal rights to the movie. It needs to be remembered the demand for quality horror film never goes down and a proper blend of plot and visual effects draws gold at the box office. The 2005 version of the film for example was a huge hit grossing over $100 million all over the worldwide.