Rosemarie DeWitt Cast in POLTERGEIST Remake

Mad Men's Rosemarie DeWitt has been cast in director Gil Kenan's remake of Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's classic horror film, Poltergeist. She will be taking on the lead female role in the film. They are still on the hunt to cast the male lead. 

Jobeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson played the parents in the original film. According to previous reports, this remake will almost serve as a sequel, as it exists in the same world as the original movie, much like the Evil Dead remake. It's supposed to take place years after the Freeling's were chased out of town by a poltergeist. If you want to know more details about the story, click here.

Kenan is the talented director that made Monster House, and Sam Raimi is attached to produce. I don't really like that this movie is being remade as it's one of my favorites, but hopefully it ends up being good and scary. Raimi did a great job of steering the Evil Dead remake in the right direction, maybe he'll do the same for this.

Via: Deadline

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