NEWS - SALEM'S LOT

Salem's Lot Heading For the Big Screen

Salem’s Lot is heading to the big screen for the first time. It’s been done for TV twice earlier. Once in 1979 and once in 2004.

James Wan and Gary Dauberman are teaming to adapt the novel for New Line. Dauberman will write the script and serve as executive producer and Wan will produce with Roy Lee and Mark Wolper.

No release date has been mentioned yet.

One remake and one miniseries...

Creature Corner had a report about the remake of Salem's Lot today. They reported that there would be one feature movie and one miniseries.

Denise DiNovi (Edward Scissorhands) is currently developing it with Village Roadshow and Warner Bros. P.J. Hogan (Muriel's Wedding & My Best Friend's Wedding) is attached to direct.

There has been no word about when it will be done though.

Re-make of Salem's Lot?

4 Filmmakers has a re-release of Salem's Lot listed on their site. Whether this movie really will be done remains to be seen though...

Here is what they have listed:

Title: Salem's Lot
Status: Development
Logline: Vampires take over a small New England town.
Notes: Based on the novel by Stephen King.

Studios Involved: Warner Brothers
Directors: P.J. Hogan
Studio/Prod. Co. Executives: Kevin McCormick
Writers: Joe Gangemi
Genres: Adaptation, Horror, Remake
Producers: Denise DiNovi
Project Types: In Development
Actors: None
Production Companies: Village Roadshow, DiNovi Pictures
Exec. Producers: None
Co-Producers Assoc.: None
Producers: None