The Remake of the Horror Classic THE CHANGELING Will Be Helmed by HANNA Director Anders Engström
The 1980 George C. Scott horror thriller The Changeling is moving forward with director Anders Engström, who is best known for helming the Amazon’s Hanna and BBC’s Taboo. The script for the film comes from Oscar-nominated writer Tab Murphy (Gorillas In The Mist: The Story Of Dian Fossey).
The story will follow “musician Joe Carmichael who returns to his childhood home after the death of his young daughter and begins to unlock the mystery of the dead child along with a family secret.”
The producer of the original film, Joel B. Michaels, is attached to the remake ,and he released the following statement:
“I am overjoyed at having the unique opportunity to reimagine an updated version of the iconic film The Changeling that I produced so many years ago. It’s flattering to know that it proved to have inspired a rash of filmmakers that paid homage to the original film. I am excited to be working with Anders Engström who will bring his own contemporary vision to the film.”
I really liked the original film, which followed composer John Russell (George C. Scott) who “is vacationing with his family when a car accident kills his wife and daughter. Distraught with grief, Russell leaves his home in New York City for a giant, secluded house near Seattle. Soon Russell starts to feel the presence of a ghost, a boy who drowned in the bathtub there. Russell seeks the assistance of Claire Norman, who led him to the house initially, in uncovering the secrets of the boy’s death.”
I’m fine with remakes if they are able to improve on the original film, but that’s going to be hard to do with this one, so I’m not sure why they feel it needs to be remade. How hard is it to tell an original ghost story!?
Source: ScreenDaily