Again in 2004, Christopher Smith made his characteristic writing and directing debut with the horror movie Creep, which starred Franka Potente as a younger lady who discovers a hideously deformed cannibal residing within the London Underground. Now, Display screen Day by day stories that Smith is about to direct a reboot of his movie – and since one other horror franchise has taken over the title Creep, this reboot is known as The Creep.
Manufacturing on The Creep is scheduled to happen within the UK this fall. Jasmine Jobson (High Boy), Andy Nyman (Depraved) and rapper Aitch have signed on to star within the movie, which can (as anticipated) be set in London’s shadowy underground. The story follows a struggling artist (Jobson) pressured to return to her felony drug-running previous. Andy Nyman performs a captive well-versed in Creep’s nefarious habits, whereas award-winning rapper Aitch performs Natter G, a well-known drill rapper with pure survival instincts.
The Creep has been developed with funding from HanWay Movies’ newly created growth fund, which is devoted to supporting late-stage growth. Peter Watson and Gabrielle Stewart will function government producers. The producers of the unique movie, Julie Baines and Jason Newmark, are again for Dan Movies and Newscope Movies, respectively. Jonathan Taylor joins as producer for Dan Movies and Laurie Prepare dinner for Newscope. Creep cinematographer Danny Cohen and manufacturing designer John Frankish are additionally coming again for the reboot.
Smith offered the next assertion: “Ever since I completed Creep and launched it to the world, I’ve needed to return to that story. I’ve at all times felt there was unfinished enterprise. Whereas I’ve at all times liked the purity of what I achieved in my first movie with Franka Potente and Sean Harris, I do know there’s a scarier, extra advanced movie nonetheless inside me. Creep resonates deeply with individuals. It doesn’t matter what I’ve carried out since, it’s at all times Creep that folks know me by—and wish to discuss. I’ve spent years looking for a narrative that captures that very same uncooked dread, however nothing has matched the sensation of being misplaced underground in a metropolis everybody loves. Just under our ft lies a labyrinth steeped in historical past—a nightmare hidden beneath the floor. It faucets into that very same primal worry a baby feels after they look underneath the mattress earlier than going to sleep. Now I wish to revisit Creep not solely as an skilled filmmaker and author, but additionally as somebody who has lived in London for over 30 years. I’ve labored passionately on the script to retain the dread of the unique, whereas enhancing the characters, deepening the humor, and amplifying the motion. My purpose is to create a movie that not solely builds on the unique however surprises and shocks—intelligently—with a contemporary twist for a brand new Gen Z viewers.“
Gabrielle Stewart, CEO of HanWay Movies, added: “When Christopher informed us that he needed to return to the world of his first characteristic and revisit the darkish internet of the London Underground with a model new horror story, and do it even higher, we have been excited! We’re thrilled a model new technology will get to get pleasure from an adrenaline-fueled horror on this iconic London setting and be very, very afraid.“
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