Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
Jordan Peele finds The People Under the Stairs: Get Out director and Candyman producer Jordan Peele is looking to resurrect another ‘90s horror film with The People Under the Stairs. Collider reports that Peele will produce a remake of Wes Craven’s 1991 horror-comedy, which is about a group of would-be thieves who become trapped in the home of a strange couple.
The Painter and the Thief and the remake: One of the most acclaimed films of this year is also set for a redo. Variety reports that Neon is developing a dramatized remake of their award-winning documentary The Painter and the Thief, which follows the complicated relationship between artist Barbora Kysilkova and one of the men who stole two of her paintings.
A Frozen reunion: Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff, who respectively voice the characters of Princess Anna and Kristoff in Disney’s Frozen movies, are reuniting for a live-action musical. According to Deadline, they will play parents-to-be in the movie, which will be written and directed by How I Met Your Parents creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas.
Isabelle Fuhrman adopts Orphan prequel: Isabelle Fuhrman will reprise her titular role in an Orphan prequel, according to Variety, and the actress will also serve as an associate producer. In the original, she played an adult pretending to be a little girl. Meanwhile, Deadline reports that Julia Stiles has also been cast in role for the movie, which is titled Orphan: First Kill.
X marks the spot for Ti West: Continuing on the subject of horror, The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers director Ti West has chosen a movie titled X as his next effort. According to Deadline, West will write and direct the feature, the plot of which is unknown, and has cast Mia Goth (Suspiria) and Scott Mescudi, a.k.a. Kid Cudi (Bill & Ted Face The Music), to star.
Neil Marshall enters The Lair: Hellboy helmer Neil Marshall has revealed his next movie will be The Lair. According to Variety, the horror feature involves a Royal Air Force pilot who is shot down over Afghanistan and winds up in a bunker filled with deadly creatures. That sounds like a war movie crossed with Marshall’s previous hit The Descent, which ought to delight the filmmaker’s fans.
