Tuesday, July 7, 2015

7.7 Remake To 'CUJO' Back On?




It appears, Sunn Classic Pictures is once again gearing up to remake Stephen King's 1983 classic 'CUJO'... The reboot will be entitled C.U.J.O. stands for Canine Unit Joint Operations - Not sure what the title is suppose to mean, are we talking military robot dogs, infected zombie like dogs?

Lang Elliott (Cage, Cage II, The Private Eyes) will direct... Actor/Producer DJ Perry (Ashes of Eden, Ghost Town: The Movie, Ouija (2006), The Stalker Within) has signed on to star...

Back in 2013 the studio announced a remake to CUJO, but the project fell apart due to rights issues... Oddly Sunn Classic Pictures has not produced a film since 1987 and their website is no longer being updated...

From the press release back in 2013: Lang Elliott, President & CEO of Sunn Classic Pictures, Inc., announced that Sunn plans to produce the remake of “CUJO” this year representing the 30th Anniversary since Sunn produced and distributed the original “CUJO” motion picture in 1983, based upon Stephen King’s novel. The 1983 version was highly successful at the worldwide box-office and, compared with today’s inflation and higher ticket prices, the box-office would be well over $225 million even without ancillary sales (i.e., DVD, cable, free television, pay-per-view, etc.).

“CUJO” is the story of a large, playful St. Bernard dog that is transformed into a hideous killing machine after being infected by rabies. Donna Trenton’s car is on the fritz, and she and her son take her ailing automobile to their mechanic. Upon their arrival, the car stalls and refuses to restart.

The mechanic fails to appear so Donna searches for him. The transformed, maniacal “CUJO” reveals himself; he is highly agitated and very aggressive. Donna hardly recognizes this filthy, monstrous creature foaming at the mouth. Suddenly “CUJO” charges Donna, who barely makes it back into the car for protection. Trapped with her son and the windows rolled up, the sweltering heat begins to take its toll. “CUJO’s” powerful state of insanity and violence await..