20 Upcoming Horror Movies That Are Already DOOMED
These horror movies have a tough road ahead of them.
It's with good reason that horror continues to be the big breakout genre for filmmakers - between the low cost of production and feverish audience demand, it's the genre that most easily allows talent to thrive regardless of budgetary constraints.
But as hopeful and optimistic as most horror fans tend to be, sometimes it's just clear that an upcoming film is categorically doomed, that for one reason or another, it's likely not going to come together.
And that's unfortunately true of these 20 horror movies, each of which appears to be doomed long before release - and in some cases, long before they've actually even been shot.
This might be because of highly questionable business decisions behind the scenes, creative calls that have left the fanbase reeling, or the film's absolute, unquestionable lack of necessity.
Whatever the reason, these horror films are all firmly at risk when they release - assuming, of course, that they're actually shot and released at all.
It'd be great to be proven wrong and eat a big serving of humble pie, but the writing is absolutely on the wall for these movies already...
20. A Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot
After almost 20 years of inactivity, we're finally getting a reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street, and while the challenge of finding an actor who can live up to Robert Englund's performance as Freddy Krueger speaks for itself, that's far from the biggest issue facing this production.
Back in July, we learned that Paramount have acquired the U.S. rights to the original Elm Street script from the state of Wes Craven and were planning to produce a reboot, all while Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema would retain the series' international rights.
Hilariously, the very same month Warner Bros. announced their own competing Elm Street project, both of which are racing to enter production before the Paramount-Warner merger closes.
Apparently, which ever of the two films is furthest along in development by that point will be the one that gets the greenlight.
Of course that doesn't sound encouraging at all, that the future of the Elm Street franchise is based entirely on a corporate deadline rather than, y'know, someone having a genuinely great idea for a new Elm Street.
For now, keeping your expectations low is the only sane choice.