Directed By: Philippe Mora (Howling II), the flick Starred: Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, L.Q. Jones, Don Gordon, John Dennis Johnston, Meshach Taylor And Paul Clemens...
Filmed in Mississippi - The story centered around 18-year-old Michael MacCleary (the progeny of an unholy union between his mother and a swamp beast) is on the verge of becoming a man. And as the inherited evil in his blood gnaws at his soul, Michael must return to the swamp to uncover the terrifying identity of his father: before his nasty natural tendencies force him to feed on the locals!
Tom Holland wants to give the story another go, making it clear that some of what he wrote in the original screenplay couldn’t be filmed for the 1982 release:
"Cicadas were a large part of the script I wrote; their 17-year transformation foreshadowed what was happening to Michael [the afflicted young hero played by Paul Clemens]. You couldn’t work with insects then, couldn’t capture what I wrote, but CGI now does make that possible."
"Michael’s transformation should still be old-school, done in-camera. The lure of a remake is to finally be able to do what I originally wrote."
For me I really don't mind a remake of the film, I loved 1982 version... But to be honest, the film had very little in common with the novel, so if Holland can and wants to make the remake a little more in line with the novel.. I'm all for it! But the biggest mistake Tom Holland cam make is relying way to much on cgi (film killer)....
(Source: Arrow In The Head)
