According to the
LA Times,
Craig Gillespie, Lars and the Real Girl helmer is in final talks to direct DreamWorks' remake of
Fright Night.
The original 1985
Fright Night was written and directed by
Tom Holland and starred
Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall and
William Ragsdale. William Ragsdale plays a teenager and horror film aficionado who believes that his new next door neighbor is a vampire, but of course, no one believes him. In order to stop the evil doings, the teen enlists the add of his favorite TV vampire hunter (played by McDowall), a wash-up actor who could really use the cash. Little does he know that he's actually going up against a real vampire. Hilarity, as they say, ensue.
Back in November, writer/producer of TV's Mad Men, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel,
Marti Noxon was hired to write the screenplay for
Fright Night remake.
Fright Night (1985) Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MAL5VJVezQ[/youtube]
