One of our favorite horror movies that was witty, yet funny, but still had all the elements of a good zombie movie is night of the comet. Orion pictures has tapped roxanne benjamin to pen a reimagining of the 1984 scifi horror comedy. Night of the comet is getting the remake treatment. Not much else is known about the night of the comet remake for the time being, but deadlines report determines that the film will indulge in its horror and scifi sensibilities a little more than any of its more comedic elements. Orion pictures has hired filmmaker roxanne benjamin to write a remake of the 1984 horror film night of the comet. Oct 29, 2018 the schlock zombie classic night of the comet is getting remade from one of the producers of vhs. Southbound and xx director roxanne benjamin will direct orion pictures upcoming remake of thom eberhardts horrorcomedyscifi night of the comet. They could not be more different, but theyre both about relationships between sisters that are very clearly drawn, even though. The 1984 scificomedy has gained cult status over the years and has served as a source of. Orion pictures has set roxanne benjamin southbound to pen a reimagining of the 1984 doomsday horrorcomedyscifi night of the. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like apple podcasts. The final game may not be sold or incorporated into any product which is sold and may not be used for commercial purposes. Led by two absolutely kickass female characters, night of the comet is a postapocalyptic zombie movie. Now, we have word that benjamin has completed her script and why she decided to take this.
Roxanne benjamin finishes night of the comet remake script. The cult 80s movie will get a scifi overhaul from orion pictures. Oct 23, 2018 southbound and xx director roxanne benjamin will direct orion pictures upcoming remake of thom eberhardts horrorcomedyscifi night of the comet. Night of the comet remake coming from orion pictures ryan scott oct 23, 2018. The video is a hypothesis and for critique of night of the comet. Cult classic night of the comet remake on the way ddo players. Oct 23, 2018 1984s night of the comet, written and directed by thom eberhardt, was so far ahead of its time, even hardcore horror fans didnt know what to make of it.
Mar, 2019 night of the comet is a vastly underrated horrorcomedy from the 80s, but it will soon get some of the recognition it deserves thanks to a new remake. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how. Her previous work includes producing the vhs franchise and one of the entries of the horror anthology xx. The original movie was written and directed by thom eberhardt and starred. Roxanne benjamin will direct the remake of night of the comet october 25, 2018 ganiveta news 0 in the original night of the comet 1984, a comet is on the way to buzz our planet earth for the first time in 65 million years. It was bound to happen at some point, but orion pictures is setting up for a remake of 1984s night of the comet. Roxanne benjamin on body at brighton rock and a bright future for women in horror by perri nemiroff april 23, 2019. Weekly wail never, ever remake night of the comet, you. The cult 1984 horror sciencefiction film is being remade by orion pictures, the mgmbased distribution company thats also behind the upcoming childs play remake while no cast or director have been announced for the remake, deadline reports that orion has tapped roxanne benjamin to write the script for the reimagining. Deadline is reporting that writerdirectorproducer roxanne benjamin has been tapped by orion pictures to write a remake of the 1984 cult classic. Orion taps roxanne benjamin for night of the comet remake. She also gives us an update on her night of the comet remake script.
With catherine mary stewart, kelli maroney, robert beltran, sharon farrell. The 1984 scificomedy has gained cult status over the years and has served as a source of inspiration for several notable creatives, including joss whedon, who credits the movie directly for the creation of buffy summers. Orion pictures has set roxanne benjamin southbound to pen a reimagining of the 1984 doomsday horrorcomedyscifi night of the comet. Oct 24, 2018 deadline reports that orion is set to remake the 1984 scifihorrorcomedy mashup night of the comet. Join us for postapocalyptic frivolity as we remake night of the comet. Night of the comet, the 1984 scificomedy cult classic, is getting the remake treatment courtesy of roxanne benjamin, and weve got the scoop. Orion pictures is reimagining the 1984 cult classic horrorcomedyscifi night of the comet. Both infilm plot elements and the films tagline suggest this comet only appeared once before, when it wiped out the dinosaurs.
Crank up chris farrens whole world is celebratin and brush up on your valley girl jargon, because orion pictures night of the comet reimagining now has a writer. Orion wants to do a night of the comet remake and the script has already been completed. Apr 17, 2019 night of the comet and ginger snaps are two of my favorite movies. Deadline reports that orion pictures has set roxanne benjamin to write a remake of the 1984 cult horror comedy night of. While everyone seems to be celebrating its imminent arrival, two sisters, high school seniors, care more about fashion trends than celestial phenomena. Mar 12, 2019 i dont know if you are aware, but xx and southbound director roxanne benjamin see above was hired by orion pictures to pen a remake of the 1984 scificomedy cult classic night of the comet. Night of the meteor is a non commercial fanadventure in development. Movie web website has this to say about the remake. Night of the comet, the 1984 scificomedy cult classic, is getting the remake treatment courtesy of roxanne benjamin, and weve got the scoop on her take. Night of the comet is the latest horror movie getting a remake, and it has found its writer in horror producer roxanne benjamin. The schlock zombie classic night of the comet is getting remade from one of the producers of vhs. Night of the comet remake finds its writer in roxanne benjamin. Roxanne benjamin will direct the remake of night of the comet.
Oct 24, 2018 not much else is known about the night of the comet remake for the time being, but deadlines report determines that the film will indulge in its horror and scifi sensibilities a little more. Night of the comet remake in the works at orion pictures. Orion has set southbound codirector roxanne benjamin to write a night of the comet remake, which will be more scifi. Night of the comet remake script is done, writer explains new. It stars catherine mary stewart, robert beltran, and kelli maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into either dust or zombies. Oct 25, 2018 in the original night of the comet 1984, a comet is on the way to buzz our planet earth for the first time in 65 million years. Orion pictures night of the comet remake to be written by. Cult classic night of the comet remake on the way ddo.
Cult classic night of the comet is getting a remake from. Roxanne benjamin southbound will be penning the remake of the culthorror comedy night. Now, were learning that orion has their eyes on a night of the comet remakeand the script. Night of the comet was written and directed by thom eberhardt. Roxanne benjamin will direct night of the comet remake. The most recent announcement is a remake of night of the comet. Roxanne benjamin southbound has just been hired to write a remake of thom eberhardts 1984 cult classic, night of. Orion sets roxanne benjamin for night of the comet remake. As we learned back in october, southbound and body at brighton rock director roxanne benjamin was hired to script a remake of the 1984 horrorcomedy night of. Night of the comet works pretty well the way a lot of people view itas a simple 80s cheesy scifi comedy. Most of us who came of age in the 1980s have a softspot in our black hearts for night of the comet, written and directed by thom eberhardt.
Night of the comet is a cheesy, camp 80s low budget movie but i have always had a soft spot for it since first renting the movie as a teenager. The updated version was just announced in october, and things are moving along quickly as the films screenwriter has announced that shes already completed the script. The cult 1984 horror sciencefiction film is being remade by orion pictures, the mgmbased distribution company thats also behind the upcoming childs play remake. Mar 12, 2019 as we learned back in october, southbound and body at brighton rock director roxanne benjamin was hired to script a remake of the 1984 horrorcomedy night of the comet for orion pictures, her new. The cult classic night of the comet will pass through our atmosphere again in a remake from orion.
Script completed for night of the comet remake at orion. Roxanne benjamin southbound has just been hired to write a remake of thom eberhardts 1984 cult classic, night of the comet. I briefly talk about the casting of a remake if it happens. The original starred catherine mary stewart and kelli maroney as reggie and sam, two teenage girls who survive an apocalypse caused by the earth passing through the tail of a comet. Oct 23, 2018 orion pictures has hired filmmaker roxanne benjamin to write a remake of the 1984 horror film night of the comet. The cult classic night of the comet will pass through our atmosphere again in a. Orion sets roxanne benjamin for night of the comet. Night of the comet film complet vf, night of the comet streaming complet vostfr, night of the comet film en entier francais streaming vf love this movie. Feb 27, 2020 join us for postapocalyptic frivolity as we remake night of the comet. Orion pictures is back with a vengeance as news comes out about another film they are looking to produce. Night of the comet remake in the works tampa bay times. Roxanne benjamin will direct the remake of night of the.
The 1984 scificomedy has gained cult status over the years and has served as a source of inspiration for several notable creatives, including. News night of the comet remake coming from roxanne benjamin. Night of the comet works pretty well the way a lot of people view it. Night of the comet remake script is done, writer explains. The post script completed for night of the comet remake at orion appeared first on dread central. At the time, critics dismissed it as a product of the valley girl phenomenon, but horror fans have always seen it as way ahead of its time. In october 2018, orion pictures hired roxanne benjamin to write a scifihorror remake of the 1984 cult classic. Directed by thom eberhardt, it featured the talents of catherine mary stewart, rober beltran, and kelli maroney.
Night of the comet is a 1984 science fiction, horror, zombie apocalypse, comedy, romance film. Oct 24, 2018 it was bound to happen at some point, but orion pictures is setting up for a remake of 1984s night of the comet according to deadline, orion pictures has hired roxanne benjamin to pen a reimagining of the 1984 cult classic, night of the comet. Oct 25, 2018 not much else is known about the night of the comet remake for the time being, but deadlines report determines that the film will indulge in its horror and scifi sensibilities a little more than any of its more comedic elements. Writer roxanne benjamin updates on orions night of the.
Night of the comet remake finds its writer in roxanne. Night of the comet and ginger snaps are two of my favorite movies. Oct 23, 2018 night of the comet remake coming from roxanne benjamin. Night of the comet remake coming from orion pictures. A comet wipes out most of life on earth, leaving two. Night of the comet remake coming from orion pictures imdb. Oct 23, 2018 night of the comet is getting the remake treatment. Night of the comet remake coming from southbound director.
Oct 23, 2018 roxanne benjamin to write night of the comet remake. Bold of me to boil my argument down into my heading, but sometimes the truth is just readily apparent. Oct 31, 2018 night of the comet is getting the remake treatment. Script completed for night of the comet remake at orion most of us who came of age in the 1980s have a softspot in our black hearts for night of the comet, written and directed by thom eberhardt. Roxanne benjamin, a director of southbound and the upcoming body at brighton rock, will direct a night of the comet remake. It was announced last october that benjamin, whose previous work includes southbound and the xx, was tapped by orion pictures to pen the remake.
Orion has set southbound codirector roxanne benjamin to write a night of the comet remake. Night of the comet remake coming from roxanne benjamin. Script completed for night of the comet remake at orion imdb. This scifi, horror comedy will be an update to the 1984 cult classic, and its been confirmed roxanne benjamin will write the film. Roxanne benjamin to pen remake of cult classic night of. Interview roxanne benjamin talks night of the comet.
Roxanne benjamin southbound will be penning the remake of the culthorror comedy night of the comet for orion pictures, deadline has confirmed. As girls just wanna have fun plays in the background, sam and regina try on different dresses and accessories, including fur coats. Theres a night of the comet remake in the works at orion. Writer gives an update on the upcoming night of the comet. Night of the comet may not be the best horror film of the 80s, nonetheless its still worth your time. The 1984 night of the comet scificomedy has gained cult status over the years and finally, someone wants to remake the movie. Roxanne benjamin to write night of the comet remake. Roxanne benjamin to write remake of apocalypsezombie horror movie. I dont know if you are aware, but xx and southbound director roxanne benjamin see above was hired by orion pictures to pen a remake of the 1984 sci. The concept is fairly simple, a comet flies by earth killing everyone aside for a few survivors. Night of the comet is one of the latest films from the 1980s to.
Night of the comet is a vastly underrated horrorcomedy from the 80s, but it will soon get some of the recognition it deserves thanks to a new remake. Not much else is known about the night of the comet remake for the time being, but deadlines report determines that the film will indulge in its. In general, night of the comet allows its teenage heroes to express themselves through fashion and other superficial means and doesnt shame them for doing so. Mar 03, 2016 i briefly talk about the casting of a remake if it happens. Halleys comet, on the other hand, has had more comebacks than cher. Final girl fashion dressing for the end of the world in. Orion pictures has set roxanne benjamin southbound to pen a reimagining of the 1984 doomsday horrorcomedy night of the comet.
One of the most memorable scenes in the film is a shopping montage at an abandoned mall. Night of the comet is a 1984 american science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by thom eberhardt. Night of the comet remake coming from southbound director film. Roxanne benjamin discusses the night of the comet remake. Night of the comet remake on the way from orion pictures. Roxanne benjamin, one of the directors of the indie horror anthology movie southbound and the filmmaker behind the upcoming body at brighton rock, is set to direct a night of the comet remake for. Deadline reports that orion is set to remake the 1984 scifihorrorcomedy mashup night of the comet. They could not be more different, but theyre both about relationships between. Cult classic night of the comet will rise again film school rejects. Orion resurrects night of the comet ihorror horror.
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