Lionsgate's LEPRECHAUN Reboot Moves Forward with Director Felipe Vargas

Lionsgate is ready to find that pot of gold, as they are moving forward with its reboot of the 1993 cult classic film Leprechaun. They have also hired Felipe Vargas to helm the film from a script written by Mike Van Waes, who recently worked on Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch movie.

As far as Vargas, he has only directed short films and is set to make his feature film debut with a film titled Rosario in Colombia.

There’s no information on the plot of the film, but it is said to be “a reimagining for a new generation of moviegoers.” Warwick Davis starred as the vengeful leprechaun over the course of six films, though he’s not expected to return.

Do you know what would be fun? If they cast Jennifer Aniston in the movie and had her reprise her role from the first film! That would be awesome, but it most likely isn’t the direction they are going to take the reboot.

In the original Leprechaun movie, “Dan O'Grady steals 100 gold coins from a leprechaun while on vacation in Ireland. The leprechaun follows him home, but Dan locks the murderous mythological creature in a crate, held at bay by a four-leaf clover. Ten years later, J.D. Redding and his daughter, Tory, rent O'Grady's property for the summer. When their new neighbors accidentally release the leprechaun, he goes on a murderous rampage to reclaim his gold.”

Vertigo’s Roy Lee and Miri Yoon will produce the film.

Source: Deadline