Sam Rockwell Offers New Details on POLTERGEIST Remake
I’m a huge fan of the original Poltergeist movie. It's one of my favorite horror movies of all time, and a reboot/sequel is coming from producer Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan (Monster House). I'm a fan of both of these talents as well as the cast of the film, which is led by the amazing Sam Rockwell. In a recent interview with Collider, the actor offered up some new details on the film, and one of the more interesting things he said is that it will be more of an adventure film. When asked if he has seen any footage from the film he said,
“I’ve seen a little in looping. I hope it’s good. I really don’t know. I really wish I could tell you. I’m praying that it’s – I mean, it’s gonna be hard to live up to the first one. The first one’s pretty damn good. This one’s gonna be in 3D though, I can tell you that.”
We already know that the story takes place in the same world as the previously released Poltergeist films. It takes place years after the Freelings' terrifying ordeal. The new family and and characters being introduced in the upcoming movie will even find some of the Freeling’s possessions that were intentionally left behind in an attic. Rockwell briefly talked about the story, saying,
“The 10-year-old boy is really the protagonist this time. JoBeth Williams was the protagonist for the most part in the first one and now the kid, it’s really through his point-of-view. So it’s more of a kids’ movie so I don’t know if it’s gonna be like rated-R scary.”
I think it’s fine that the movie won’t be rated R. After all, the first film was only rated PG, and it was still freakin’ scary. I'm not sure what to think about his comment on it being more a "kids movie" though. Hopefully it's not too much like a kids movie. The new movie will most likely end up with a PG-13 rating. Rockwell then explained that the film is more like an adventure.
“It’s not like Conjuring type of scary. You know, it’s a different kind of movie. It’s more of an adventure. It’s essentially a child abduction film when you come down to it. I mean, the original Poltergeist is too.”
I’m looking forward to seeing how this flick turns out. I’m hoping for the best. It’s just got such a talented team of people working on it, and I can’t help but believe that it will be a decently made movie. It probably won't be as good or scary as the original, but I'm sure it will deliver some fun entertainment. What do you think about what Rockwell had to say in this interview?