Director Christopher Landon says the Arachnophobia remake needs to be his subsequent movie after We Have a Ghost.
A promising replace on the Arachnophobia Remake has arrived. For years, a remake of Arachnophobia has been in gestation, and progress took an enormous step ahead final yr when Christopher Landon joined the venture. It was reported on the time that Landon, recognized for helming the Happy Death Day movies and Freaky, can be writing and directing the brand new Arachnophobia. James Wan is producing the characteristic with Michael Clear whereas Frank Marshall is govt producing.
There has not been numerous info to return out concerning the remake since Landon boarded the venture, however the filmmaker now appears fairly assured that manufacturing on the Arachnophobia remake is imminent. While selling his new movie We Have a Ghost in an interview with DiscussingFilm, Landon revealed that he expects Arachnophobia to be his subsequent film, teasing simply how shut he’s to getting began on it.
“I’m hoping it needs to be my subsequent movie. We’re getting tremendous shut. The script’s achieved. I’ve been engaged on that for some time now. So now it’s simply actually about getting it collectively. I met a spider wrangler the opposite day, in order that’s a great signal.”
While he is excited concerning the film, there could also be some combined emotions there for Landon, who goes on to confess that he is personally afraid of spiders. As the filmmaker mentioned when requested if he is truly afraid of them:
“Terrified. So like I’ve mentioned, I’m both essentially the most certified or the least certified particular person to do that film.”
Arachnophobia Instilled a Fear of Spiders Into Many Viewers
Frank Marshall directed the unique Arachnophobia utilizing a screenplay by Don Jakoby and Wesley Strick. The movie is about in a small city besieged by aggressive, venomous spiders, leaving it as much as an area doctor (Jeff Daniels) and an exterminator (John Goodman) to remove the risk. The film was successful on the field workplace and was acclaimed, garnering a 93% ranking at Rotten Tomatoes. It additionally received Best Horror Film on the Saturn Awards with Daniels additionally getting a win for Best Actor. The movie simply may be essentially the most memorable and widespread of all horror motion pictures about spiders, having instilled a concern of spiders into numerous viewers who’ve seen the movie since its launch in 1990.
Arachnophobia has additionally had such an impact on popular culture that the movie has even impressed the title of a real-life creature. Last yr, researchers on the University of California, Riverside had found a brand new species of a parasitic worm that particularly assaults and kills tarantulas. The scientists named the species “Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi,” a reference to Jeff Daniels’ character within the movie defeating the lethal spiders in Arachnophobia.
“When I first heard a new species of nematode had been named after me, I thought, ‘Why? Is there a resemblance?'” Daniels said in a statement at the time. “Honestly, I was honored by their homage to me and Arachnophobia. Made me smile. And of course, in Hollywood, you haven’t really made it until you’ve been recognized by those in the field of parasitology.”