A nonetheless from ‘Poltergeist’ (1982)
| Photo Credit: 1982 Warner Bros. Ent
A Poltergeist series, set throughout the world of Steven Spielberg-written 1982 movie, is in early development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety reported on Monday.
The report added that no author or director is at present hooked up to the undertaking. Spielberg’s movie adopted a household that’s haunted by a number of ghosts in their new house in Cuesta Verde, California. When the youngest daughter is kidnapped mysteriously throughout a thunderstorm, a parapsychologist and a religious medium are employed to assist the household.
The 1982 movie, directed by Tobe Hooper, had a narrative written by Spielberg, who additionally wrote the screenplay together with Michael Grais and Mark Victor. The movie opened to vast acclaim, changing into the highest-grossing movie of the yr, and was nominated for 3 Academy Awards. According to Variety, the movie earned nearly $121 million globally in opposition to a reported finances of $10.7 million.
The success additionally led to the making of two sequels, in 1986 and 1988. A reboot of the 1982 movie was additionally made and released in 2015. Notably, the upcoming series is not going to be the primary series set in the world of Poltergeist; Poltergeist: The Legacy aired for 4 seasons from 1996 to 1999, the primary three airing on Showtime and the ultimate on Sci-Fi Channel.
The upcoming series would be the newest try by Amazon to financial institution on an MGM IP for the reason that acquisition. Projects on Robocop, Barbershop and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo are at present in the works.