Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (film)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Directed by André Øvredal
Produced by
Written by
Starring
  • Zoe Colletti
  • Michael Garza
  • Austin Abrams
  • Gabriel Rush
  • Austin Zajur
  • Natalie Ganzhorn
Production
companies
Distributed by
Country United States
Language English

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is an upcoming American horror film directed by André Øvredal, from a script co-written by Guillermo del Toro, Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton, John August, Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman. It is based on the children's book series of same name by Alvin Schwartz.

Plot

A group of young teens attempt to solve a mystery that involves a series of spectacularly horrific deaths in their small hometown.[1]

Cast

Production

In 2013, CBS Films acquired the rights to the Alvin Schwartz's children's book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, with the intent of producing it as a potential feature film.[2] It was announced in 2014 that writer John August will pen the film for CBS Films.[3] On January 14, 2016, it was announced that Guillermo del Toro would develop the project for CBS Films with potentially attached to direct, while he would also produce the film along with Sean Daniel, Jason Brown, and Elizabeth Grave.[4] In February 2016, CBS Films hired screenwriting brothers duo Dan and Kevin Hageman to polish the draft written by August, and before him the script was written by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton.[5] In December 2017, it was reported that André Øvredal would direct the film.[6]

In April 2018, it was reported that Del Toro would be co-writing the film, which would be co-financed by CBS Films and Entertainment One.[7] In August 2018, Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur and Natalie Ganzhorn joined the cast.[8][9][10] In September 2018, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint and Javier Botet joined the cast.[11][12]

Principal production commenced on August 27, 2018 and will end on October 26, 2018 in Ontario, Canada.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Guillermo del Toro's Scary Stories Movie Sets Cast As Filming Starts". 27 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "CBS Films Nabs 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark' Pitch From 'Saw' Scribes". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  3. ↑ "'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' Will Get Rewritten by 'Frankenweenie' Writer John August". DTheMovieNetwork.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  4. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (January 14, 2016). "Guillermo Del Toro Warms To 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark'". Deadline. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kroll, Justin (February 24, 2016). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Scary Stories' Lands 'Lego Movie' Writers". Variety. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (December 7, 2017). "'The Autopsy Of Jane Doe' Helmer Andre Ovredal To Direct 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark' For CBS Films". Deadline. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ McNary, Dave (April 27, 2018). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' Movie Gets Backing". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (23 August 2018). "Guillermo Del Toro's 'Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark' Casts Zoe Colletti".
  9. ↑ "Michael Garza, Austin Abrams to Star in Guillermo del Toro's 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'".
  10. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (27 August 2018). "Guillermo Del Toro & André Øvredal Set Ensemble Cast For 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark'".
  11. ↑ Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint Join ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’
  12. ↑ Javier Botet Has a Role in ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ So Get Ready for the Nightmares
  13. ↑ "OMDC MEDIA LIST – June 8, 2018" (PDF).
  14. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 27, 2018). "Guillermo Del Toro & André Øvredal Set Ensemble Cast For 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark'". Deadline. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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