Original THE MUNSTERS Cast Member Pat Priest Joins Rob Zombie's Upcoming Film
Director Rob Zombie recently took to social media to confirm that one of the original cast members of The Munsters is set to appear in his upcoming movie. Pat Priest, who originally played Marilyn Munster has joined the cast. Zombie shared:
“So many of you have been asking…. “What about Marilyn?” Well, here she is! PAT PRIEST is now officially part of the new MUNSTERS movie. For once the rumors are true.”
The film follows a family of benign monsters who relocate from Transylvania to the American suburbs. The cast also includes Jeff Daniel Phillips as Herman Munster, Dan Roebuck as Grandpa Munster, Doctor Who and Hobbit actor Sylvester McCoy, who is playing Igor, "the faithful servant of the family,” Dee Wallace, Elvira actress Cassandra Peterson as a real estate agent, and Tomas Boykin as Lily Munster’s werewolf brother, Lester.
When previously talking about the film, Roebuck said, "I really hope audiences walk away feeling entertained and laughing. That's all we really hope for making any movie, well, unless it's a drama. If all goes well and people really like, maybe we'll get the chance to do it again. I just hope people realize that they'll have a whole new version of The Munsters that can live and co-exist side-by-side with the original version of The Munsters. No one wants to replace it, we all love it so much. We just want to shine a spotlight on it with our approach which I think is the best way to look at it."
The movie is set up at Universal Studios’ 1440 Entertainment division, and it will likely go directly to streaming. No release date has been set yet for the film.