The AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON Remake Will Be a Modern Take on the Original and Feature Lots of Cameos
Max Landis (Chronicle, Victor Frankenstein) is currently developing a remake of his dad's classic 1981 horror film An American Werewolf in London. Even after his dad, John Landis, told him not to do it, he's still pressing forward with the remake. Why? Because he's really excited about it!
While talking to Fandom about the film he revealed that it would basically be a straight remake of the original, but it would be set in modern times.
“There’s no guarantee that movie will exist but I’m very excited about it. I’m not here to remake American Werewolf in London into something it isn’t, I want to do everything from the original movie modern, and that’s it. I mean, not Gus Van Sant’s Psycho. There will be my stuff in there, but if it exists I hope it’s good.”
This statement kind of contradicts itself because the movie that he's going to make isn't going to be the American Werewolf in London film that we all know and love. It's going to be remade into something that it isn't. There's no getting around that.
He went on to say that if the movie happens he is going to include lots of cameos from the original cast. He teases:
“Griffin Dunne… what about Jenny Agutter? Come on, Jenny’s killing it right now. She was in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It made me so excited! Yeah, there’s cameos from ideally literally everyone.”
The big question is, will this be a good remake or a bad remake? This could still be a good film if it's done right. I'm just not sure if Landis can pull it off! I'm not sure if anyone could effectively pull it off, which is why I hope it doesn't happen. If it does happen, though, it will be interesting to see what Landis does with it.
Do you think he'll be able to give us a decent remake of the original film?