Rohan Campbell goes from enjoying a Michael Myers copycat to enjoying a killer Santa Claus, as our buddies at Bloody Disgusting have introduced that the Halloween Ends star has been forged as Billy Chapman, who dons a Santa Claus costume and goes on a killing spree, in a remake of the basic Christmas slasher film Silent Night time, Lethal Night time (watch it HERE).
4 years have passed by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the oldsters behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, had been going to be making a reboot of Silent Night time, Lethal Night time, and whereas these plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are not concerned, a remake remains to be transferring ahead. Final November, we realized that the movie will likely be coming our method from Cineverse, the corporate behind the Terrifier franchise, with author/director Mike P. Nelson on the helm. A few months in the past, Sixth Dimension, the brand new in-house style label at Studiocanal, picked up the worldwide rights (excluding North America) to the mission. The brand new Silent Night time, Lethal Night time will likely be heading into manufacturing quickly, aiming to succeed in theatres by the top of this yr. Cineverse will likely be releasing the movie in North America.
Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. from a screenplay by Michael Hickey (with Paul Caimi receiving story credit score), the unique Silent Night time, Lethal Night time has the next synopsis: Bearing the emotional scars of a younger boy who has seen his mom and father brutally murdered by a savage killer in a Santa Claus costume, 18-year-old Billy explodes right into a deadly frenzy – he’s requested to placed on a Santa Claus swimsuit himself to entertain the purchasers of the division retailer the place he works. Reminded of the tragic occasions which have marked his life, Billy embarks on a killing rampage that’s as ghastly – and controversial – as something ever seen on movie. Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Britt Leach, Nancy Borgenicht, Linnea Quigley, and Leo Geter star.
Nelson already has some reboot expertise, having directed the 2021 model of Incorrect Flip. His credit additionally embody The Domestics and a phase of the anthology movie V/H/S/85. The reimagining is being produced by Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, govt producers of the unique movie, alongside Erik Bernard and New Dimension’s Jamie R. Thompson. Brandon Hill and Brad Miska are overseeing the mission for Cineverse and function govt producers with Erick Opeka, Yolanda Macias, Anthony Masi, and Steven Schneider.
Sixth Dimension’s Jed Benedict offered the next assertion: “At Sixth Dimension, our mission is to seek out daring, high-concept style motion pictures from nice storytellers. We discovered precisely that in Mike P. Nelson’s thrilling imaginative and prescient and mixed with the virtuoso Cineverse staff, Jamie R. Thompson, the unique Silent Night time, Lethal Night time producers and Steven Schneider, this wildly entertaining reimagining won’t solely ship on blood-splattered, axe-wielding festivities, however smuggles in a love story too. ‘Tis the season to be gory!“
Rohan Campbell beforehand instructed Collider, “I’m entirely enamored and in love with horror because it seems like the origin of some of the greatest weirdos on earth. Even the Coen Brothers started out with horror shorts and stuff like that. So, for me, it’s like my collection of weirdos that feel like me. So, my heart is in horror, truly. I’m obsessed with the Crystal Lake thing that A24 is developing. Anything Friday the 13th would be unbelievable, but then also, you watch Longlegs and stuff, and just anything original, too. I really want to work with some young artists and make some smaller horror stuff and find some original ideas that are cool, too.” Campbell not too long ago appeared in Longlegs director Osgood Perkins’ Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, and whereas we wait to listen to if he’s going to land a task on Crystal Lake, now we all know that we’ll get to observe him play a killer Santa in Silent Night time, Lethal Night time.
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