10 Upcoming Film Sequels And Reboots That Nobody Wants (But Will Make Money Anyway)

7. Amityville: The Awakening

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Directed by Franck Khalfoun, Amityville: The Awakening was supposedly shot in 2014 for release in early 2015, a date that was moved to early 2016 to accommodate reshoots. When the release date of April 1 2016 was scrubbed, supposedly after an unfavourable reaction from a test audience, more reshoots were ordered and the film looks set to see the light of day in January 2017.

It’s not good when a movie is retooled and recut so many times, especially when it’s the 14th film to carry the Amityville moniker. Along with several title changes (from Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes to Amityville: The Reawakening to the above), a prolonged post-production period is a sure sign that a movie is going to blow.

In March 2016, the movie was officially given a PG-13 rating by the MPAA, and you know what that means: the studio have decided to cut their losses and go for the widest audience possible.

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Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'