Mar 26 2008Dunes Dipping Toes Into 'Original' Territory
ShockTillYouDrop has learned that Michael Bay's recidivist horror studio, Platinum Dunes--currently planning remakes of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Rosemary's Baby, and Friday the 13th--finally has an original project in the works. Dunes and Paramount are teaming and searching for a director for Michael Hildalgo's The Butcherhouse Chronicles script--an adaptation of his play of the same name. Shock calls it "a welcome change of pace for Dunes (veering into original properties)", but I'm not quite sure how original it is after hearing the plot:
Four teenagers explore a supposedly haunted house and uncover their small town's horrible secret.
This brings about an interesting question: is a film still original if it has the same plot of 90% of horror movies ever made, just a different title? Is Fazoli's an original blend of Italian food and fast service, or a sloppy, tasteless remake of Olive Garden? Ponder these questions as I put together my pitch for "quiet masked man terrorizes peaceful suburban community."
Paramount, Platinum Team for Butcherhouse [ShockTillYouDrop]
Reader Comments
1. Bob - March 26, 2008 3:44 PM
So, we've actually gotten to the point where an adaptation of a play is somehow considered an "original project?" I remember when original projects were, y'know, things that hadn't been made before. In any medium.
2. HedleyLamarr - March 26, 2008 9:14 PM
jebus...I had already had my fill of movies with "chronicles" in the title and they roll out another one? get a thesaurus, Hollywood...