Screen Gems Is Producing a Remake of the 1998 Horror Thriller URBAN LEGEND

Movie Urban Legend Colin Minihan about 4 years agoby Jessica Fisher

Sony’s resident horror studio, Screen Gems, has hired Colin Minihan to write and direct an upcoming remake of the 1998 horror thriller, Urban Legend. Minihan has experience in the genre, having written and directed titles like Extraterrestrial, It Stains the Sands Red, and What Keeps You Alive.

Deadline reports the film will be an updated version of the original, saying:

Minihan will introduce an iconic new slasher for the digital age in a world where internet urban legends are born and move at a terrifying pace. The movie will center on a diverse cast of college students as they navigate a series of bizarre deaths that resemble urban legends linked to the darkest corners of social media.

The report also says that the film is being fast-tracked and is currently in the casting process. Do you think this new take on the horror story will make for a good flick?

Jessica Fisher

I’m Jessica Fisher! I love being a wife and mom, and I love movies and TV. I’m a murderino, and love to travel and write. I love Disney and the beach and stand-up comedy. My favorite things to geek out on are the podcast My Favorite Murder, The Handmaid’s Tale, Mindhunter, Cobra Kai, The Wonder Years, Somebody Somewhere, Shrinking, The Big Door Prize and Severence. My favorite movies are About Time, 50/50, pretty much anything with Jason Segel and/or Paul Rudd, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Dirty Dancing, and so many others. I love the books Little Women and Harry Potter, and all types of biographies. I love writing for GeekTyrant!

GeekTyrant Homepage