Poltergeist (2015 film)

Poltergeist

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Gil Kenan
Produced by Roy Lee
Sam Raimi
Robert G. Tapert
Screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire
Based on Poltergeist
by Steven Spielberg
Michael Grais
Mark Victor
Starring Sam Rockwell
Rosemarie DeWitt
Jared Harris
Jane Adams
Music by Marc Streitenfeld
Cinematography Javier Aguirresarobe
Edited by Jeff Betancourt
Production
company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ghost House Pictures
Vertigo Entertainment
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • May 22, 2015 (United States)
Running time
 91 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

Poltergeist is an upcoming American 3D supernatural thriller-fantasy horror film directed by Gil Kenan, written by David Lindsay-Abaire and produced by Sam Raimi. It is a reboot and remake of the 1982 film of the same name. The film stars Sam Rockwell, Jared Harris, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements, Nicholas Braun and Jane Adams. The film is scheduled to be released on May 22, 2015.

Plot

This film reimagines and contemporizes the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks inside a small suburban house in a quiet neighborhood and take the youngest daughter, the family must come together to rescue her.

Cast

Production

In early September 2013, the crew shot the interior scenes for the film in an old residence in Toronto.[2] Exterior shots were filmed on the West Mountain of Hamilton.[3] The film will be released in 3D.[4]

Release

On August 6, 2014, the film's release date was shifted from February 13, 2015, to July 24, 2015.[5] On March 4, 2015, the date was shifted again to May 22, 2015, which was previously set for Spy.[6] It will be screened in 3D.[7]

Marketing

The film's first trailer was released on February 5, 2015.[8] Forrest Wickman of Slate Magazine opinion was that the trailer made the film appear to be too similar to the original film.[9] James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly said that the trailer "retains and amplifies several elements from the original", and praised that "the modernizing doesn’t result in, say, the family’s daughter being kidnapped by ghosts in Snapchat".[10] Brad Miska of Bloody Disgusting stated that "while every fiber of my being wants to reject it, [the film] actually looks pretty insane", and praised the trailer's final shot.[11] Ben Kuchera of Polygon also opined that the trailer appeared to be similar to the original film, but that it "looks great, as a horror movie".[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Poltergeist". AMC Theatres. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Poltergeist Remake Shooting Now, First Set Details". horror-movies.ca. September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Rockingham, Graham (September 7, 2013). "Remake of horror movie being shot on Hamilton's west Mountain". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ Miska, Brad (February 4, 2015). "Possessed Clown Highlights 'Poltergeist' Sneak!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fox Shifts 'Poltergeist' Dates". Deadline.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  6. ↑ Lesnick, Silas (March 4, 2015). "20th Century Fox Shifts Dates for Spy, Poltergeist and Paper Towns". comingsoon.net. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Poltergeist is set for 22 May 2015 and is to be released in 3D". BD. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  8. ↑ Nemiroff, Perri (February 5, 2015). "First POLTERGEIST Remake Trailer: Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt Fight a Ghost Invasion". Collider. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ Wickman, Forrest (February 5, 2015). "The Poltergeist Remake Looks Like No "Kids' Movie"". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ Hibberd, James (February 5, 2015). "'Poltergeist' reboot first trailer: 3d masking done alsi in India, Chennai, Pixstone Images There is a clown". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ Miska, Brad (February 5, 2015). "'Poltergeist' Trailer Looks Absolutely Bonkers!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ Kuchera, Ben (February 6, 2015). "The first Poltergeist trailer provides the scares, but few updates to original formula". Polygon. Retrieved February 7, 2015.

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