Puppet Master reboot planned
http://www.empireonline.com/movies/transformers/puppet-master-reboot-planned/
Sooner or later every franchise with a little name recognition - particularly in the horror world – is targeted for a remake or reboot. Today, it's the turn of the Puppet Master movies, with Bone Tomahawk's S. Craig Zahler hired to script a new film called Puppet Master: The Little Reich.
The original 1989 film told the Night At The Museum-style story of a group of anthropomorphic puppets brought to life by an Egyptian spell. Each of the little beasties came equipped with their own chaos-causing device and the idea was popular enough to spawn nine sequels, comic books and toys. A real cottage industry.
Zahler, who recently scored Vince Vaughn to star in his next directorial outing, Brawl In Cell Block 99, is writing a script that finds a recently divorced guy discovering a mint condition Blade doll (one of the main re-animated nasties from the original, nothing to do with Wesley Snipes) in his dead brother's closet and plans to sell the toy at a convention set up to commemorate the original reign of doll terror. And wouldn't you know it? A strange force animates all of the puppets on display at the event, setting up a killing spree.
http://www.empireonline.com/movies/transformers/puppet-master-reboot-planned/
Sooner or later every franchise with a little name recognition - particularly in the horror world – is targeted for a remake or reboot. Today, it's the turn of the Puppet Master movies, with Bone Tomahawk's S. Craig Zahler hired to script a new film called Puppet Master: The Little Reich.
The original 1989 film told the Night At The Museum-style story of a group of anthropomorphic puppets brought to life by an Egyptian spell. Each of the little beasties came equipped with their own chaos-causing device and the idea was popular enough to spawn nine sequels, comic books and toys. A real cottage industry.
Zahler, who recently scored Vince Vaughn to star in his next directorial outing, Brawl In Cell Block 99, is writing a script that finds a recently divorced guy discovering a mint condition Blade doll (one of the main re-animated nasties from the original, nothing to do with Wesley Snipes) in his dead brother's closet and plans to sell the toy at a convention set up to commemorate the original reign of doll terror. And wouldn't you know it? A strange force animates all of the puppets on display at the event, setting up a killing spree.
