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Platinum Dunes Updates ‘Friday 2’ and ‘Elm Street’ Reshoots
Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller updated their official blog this morning with an update on two of their franchise projects. Titled “It’s time to clear some things up,” Fuller addresses the forthcoming reshoots for A Nightmare on Elm Street, their remake of the popular franchise that stars Jackie Earle Haley as the new Freddy Krueger. In addition, he posted some behind-the-scenes stills from behind-the-scenes of the shoot that you’ll find inside. In other news, he also talks about the progress of Friday the 13th: Part 2 3D, which was removed from Warner Bros. Pictures’ release slate a few weeks back. Elm Street arrives in theaters April 30, 2010.
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.