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Paramount Nixes 'Paranormal Activity' Remake
Wednesday, September 9, 2009


By: MrDisgusting
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While everyone is out cashing in on the remake scene, there's one studio that's not, and that's Paramount. While DreamWorks/Paramount acquired Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity solely with the intent of remaking the film, the studio realized that the actual film was more terrifying than anything they could do with millions of dollars. In a new article at Variety about Room 101 producer Steve Schneider, it reveals that Paramount has officially nixed the idea of a remake. Read on for the skinny.

From Variety:

The linchpin of all this love is "Paranormal Activity," a "verite" trip into the unknown and Oren Peli's independently produced directorial debut. "DreamWorks, under Paramount, bought it with the intention of remaking it with the original director," Schneider says. "We had test screenings built into the deal, so we could discern what needed to be redone in the remake. But the movie tested so well, they decided that it would be the height of folly to remake a mock-doc-type film with unknown actors."

In the film playing Fantastic Fest on September 25th (and still awaiting theatrical release plans), a young couple suspects that their house is haunted by a malevolent entity. They set up video surveillance to capture evidence of what happens at night as they sleep. Their surveillance and home videos have been edited into the 99 minute feature film "Paranormal Activity".

Check out our raving review.

Also, here's a bit more about Schneider, a big name is horror: "With "Paranormal Activity" readying to open via Paramount and a raft of projects poised at other venues -- including "The Colony" at Participant, "Sacred Prey" at Warner Bros. and "13: Game of Death" at Dimension -- Steven Schneider may become the dark genre's warlock of choice."

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ben_tramer
9:28pm, September 9, 2009

This makes me so ecstatic i cannot speak. I want to see this movie. I want to see it because...its been a while since a movie has scared me, the same with a lot of people. REC kinda did, some others too, but nothing really, truly, to the depths of my core, SCARED ME. Which is why I want to see this movie. I am no longer uncertain about whether or not this will scare me. It will. There is too much evidence for the fact that it will terrify me. I love being scared. Which is why I am holding out more than any movie this year for Paranormal Activity. I'm giddy with the thought of being scared.


googoomuck
9:38pm, September 9, 2009

hell yes!, now they just need to release it worldwide and thats it, i havent gotten scared since i saw the exorcist,ruby and the entity.


deadlover
10:27pm, September 9, 2009

This is amazing.


Lionel Cosgrove
10:36pm, September 9, 2009

I went to a test screening. This movie is fantastic! Seriously! This is what Blair Witch wished they could have pulled off.


MikeScott22
10:53pm, September 9, 2009

I definitely want to see it, but nothing scares me so I'm not convinced this will. It doesn't actually sound scary. Supernatural horror movies fail to creep me out.


Jonny Horror
11:36pm, September 9, 2009

Good decision Paramount, now wide release the damn thing !!!!!!! GOOGOOMUCK ? Please refresh my memory, you said "Ruby". That sounds so familiar to me but I can't quite place it ?


djblack1313
11:56pm, September 9, 2009

i just read the review and this sounds INCREDIBLE!!! i'm now officially dying to see this. i just hope that your review isn't a bit of hyperbole just like BD's review of ILS was (saying "it is one of THE scariest movies EVER...). i didn't find it all that scary or "amazing". but THIS sounds really great!


milkieboy
12:14am, September 10, 2009

Ugh.


googoomuck
1:20am, September 10, 2009

Jonny horror... a movie made by Curtis Harrington Ruby 1977, it creeped ME out.


Demented D
4:40am, September 10, 2009

So is the whole movie shot 'Blair Witch' style?


Blood-Sicles
11:18am, September 10, 2009

Smart move. With all the raving reviews and terrified audiences, I don't see why they don't promote the hell out of this film and wide release it. For no less than the film was made, they could easily have the next "Blair Witch" on their hands!


camwar
11:38am, September 10, 2009

I have been waiting for something like this to come out since the Blair Witch but evey attempt kinda fell flat(REC, Quarantine were good, but not great). I will be there opening weekend!


cubbiechris
2:50pm, September 10, 2009

Cool! Now give this film a wide release!!!!!


coldblood
3:14pm, September 10, 2009

This is good news. They need to release this film. Warner Brothers dropped the ball by not releasing Trick R' Treat at the theaters. And who knows what the hell Sony has done with The Poughkeepsie Tapes. Paramount needs to do this and do it soon or 5 years from now all we will have to look forward to is seeing fucking Saw 11 at the theaters. Someone has got to have the balls to go up against Jigsaw.


Prof. Lumpcicle
4:30pm, September 10, 2009

But I LOVE remakes, they are always sooooo much better than the orginals.


Dark Sky
6:12pm, September 10, 2009

A studio decides to leave an original horror alone because it's too good to remake? CANNOT COMPUTE


SpikeGhost
6:53pm, September 10, 2009

Epic Fail loading... ...


SpikeGhost
6:55pm, September 10, 2009

ohhh ok... i thought they were remaking it... i just found out what "nixes" meant XD


SpikeGhost
6:56pm, September 10, 2009

next time i will read the whole thing before i post -_- so actually my first message was right... there was a fail... but coming from me XD


chambon913
8:46pm, September 10, 2009

Finally a studio that gets it. Leave a good movie alone!


twintestines
6:07pm, September 18, 2009

FFFFFF. I'm so excited. I'm willing to camp outside of a Best Buy to get this.


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