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Director Named for 'Monster Squad', Not the Remake...
Sunday, October 18, 2009


By: MrDisgusting
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With McG exiting the project, Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo) is now tapped to get behind the camera for Monster Squad, formerly known as Nightcrawlers, Warner Bros.' long-gestating supernatural action comedy.

The studio picked up "Nightcrawlers" as a spec by Brian Lynch in 2000. The project went through numerous writers, including Michael Arndt and Audrey Wells, as Warners sought to find a balance of laughs and chills.

The project's title was changed to "Monster Squad," though it is not a remake of the 1987 Warners movie written by Shane Black.

The new "Squad" centers on a neurotic father who must turn to a childhood tormentor to face his lifelong fear of the dark and the monsters who have haunted him.

Chris Bender, J.C. Spink, Jonathan Shestack and Donald De Line are producing. Charlie Gogolak is co-producing.

Jessica Goodman is overseeing for the studio.

Mitchell, repped by CAA, is in postproduction on "Shrek Forever After," the fourth film in the franchise. He also directed Disney's "Sky High" and DreamWorks' "Surviving Christmas."

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Klownzilla
11:09pm, October 18, 2009

I wonder how much they paid for the name.


rusted31
11:19pm, October 18, 2009

Considering its not a remake then they should consider a name change. Surely they can come up with something original.


Scotticus
11:25pm, October 18, 2009

Agreed with rusted, kind of a dumb/useless move, maybe just trying to get us talking about it, haha.


GI.Dan
12:08am, October 19, 2009

I'm going to rename my horror movie 'the Garbage Pail Kids Move', and see if it wiil get more people to watch it.


ABleedingCorpse
12:31am, October 19, 2009

That name change has got to be changed again. If a Wolfman with nards isn't in this movie, it can't be called 'Monster Squad'.


ultrazilla2000
3:07am, October 19, 2009

So...it's a remake of the remake of Boogeyman, with a dose of Darkness Falls, and named Monster Squad after a beloved classic 80's film in which it has zero connection? I wonder if it will also feature a rabid St. Bernard named King Kong, who's puppies gestate and then burst from people's chests?


tarman82
4:46am, October 19, 2009

naming this monster squad is a travesty, it would actually be cool to see the original monster squad get remade, it was the perfect mix of the Goonies and Lost Boys,and to see it made with a fresh cast and new spin would be interesting. I'm really surprised the actually changed the original name, this will fool alot of people, very unfortunate.


Sephit
5:51am, October 19, 2009

Wow what a desperate move, they try to make an original film but cant think of an original title so they steal the name of a popular 80's film amongst horror fans...fuck this movie


alhallows
6:43am, October 19, 2009

Thanks be to jebus that it's not a remake, as it would be a load of nards


its bilfy
6:55am, October 19, 2009

DONT NAME IT MONSTER SQUAD. It makes no sense. People can be lame sometimes. Make it a remake if youre gonna give it that name damn.


Anton Phibes
1:51pm, October 19, 2009

lame...hopefully creativity and ingenuity will rise from the dead some day.


letaylor
3:55pm, October 20, 2009

BLASPHEMY! Ye shalt not name yr flick Monster Squad. Bastards.


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