10 Upcoming Horror Movie Rumours We Hope Are True
Gosling's Wolfman? Foxx's Spawn? Kevin Bacon's Freddy Krueger? A return to Silent Hill?
Movie rumours are always a tricky bit of business, as sometimes projects which sound too good to be true turn out to be...
Well, to be just that.
That said, early word on exciting upcoming releases can sometimes find its way to the grapevine, and it's only fair that it gets a hearing in case there's any truth to the idle gossip. The horror genre in particular is filled with rumoured remakes, reboots, re-imaginings, and upcoming sequels which may never see the light of day, but which would equally well end up being instant classics.
Besides, hasn't lockdown gone on long enough that everyone deserves a bit of gossip, regardless of how true the tea is?
Most of what's reproduced on this list is unfortunately unsubstantiated, but there's nothing here that has been outright denied by filmmakers and most of the projects listed here are at least in the earliest stages of pre-production. It's with those many, careful, considered disclaimers that WhatCulture brings you a rundown of ten of the horror genre’s most exciting recent batch of behind-the-scenes hearsay and rumours.
10. Evil Dead Rise is Set in a High Rise
Okay, so first things first we do know that the forthcoming Evil Dead Rise is actually happening, and that the film will reboot Spider-man director Sam Raimi's infamous video nasty trilogy after Don't Breathe director Fede Alvarez's dead serious 2013 remake and Starz' goofy, gory TV adaptation Ash Vs the Evil Dead.
Now, thanks to that show's leading man/ greatest jaw in Hollywood history Bruce Campbell, we also know the upcoming production is in the hands of The Hole in the Ground director Lee Cronin.
The Irish indie horror helmer is a solid choice for directorial duties, and recent rumours suggest that the flick will be set in a high-rise office building, an ingenious premise which would provide a bloody breath of fresh air for the Evil Dead.
A densely populated urban alternative to the traditional cabin in the woods setting of the earlier films, a title-punning high rise could provide ample opportunities for innovative new gory thrills in this latest instalment if the rumours prove true.