Like it or not, we're getting a POLTERGEIST remake/reboot/(sequel?) and now Deadline is reporting that MGM and Fox 2000 have joined forces to co-finance and distribute the film.
The redo of the 1982 classic will be marketed and distributed worldwide by 20th Century Fox, with some international territories as well as international television distribution being handled by MGM. Fox will also handle home entertainment and domestic television. The move extends MGM and Fox's longtime partnership as Fox also distributes MGM’s home entertainment product.
Gil Kenan (MONSTER HOUSE) is set to direct from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, David Lindsay-Abaire (whose recent credits include OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL). The film is being produced by EVIL DEAD duo Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert via Ghost House Pictures, along with Roy Lee (THE STRANGERS). Nathan Kahane (THE GRUDGE) will serve as executive producer.
Dubbed a revisionist take on the original film, the new story centers on a family struggling to make ends meet that relocates to an outdated suburban home and is confronted by an angry spirit who kidnaps their youngest daughter and challenges them to band together to rescue her from the clutches of evil.
POLTERGEIST is scheduled to go in front of the cameras this fall. We'll keep you posted on news regarding the film as we hear it.