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The Producer Of I AM LEGEND, The FAST AND THE FURIOUS Films, xXx, And I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER Brings Us...GOOSEBUMPS??
Merrick here...
Neal Moritz, who produced the titles referenced in the headline as well as many other projects, has (naturally) joined with Scholastic Media to bring R.L. Stine's GOOSEBUMPS to the big screen for Columbia.
Studio is fast-tracking the project and is focusing on finding a writer.
Moritz said they likely will cast unknown child actors and then pepper the film with well-known thesps in supporting roles, much like Warner did with the "Harry Potter" franchise.
...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety.
GOOSEBUMPS previously spawned a three-season television series out of Canada (in the late 90s), and various spin-off publications and products.
You can find the official GOOSEBUMPS/Scholastic site HERE.
Moritz said they likely will cast unknown child actors and then pepper the film with well-known thesps in supporting roles, much like Warner did with the "Harry Potter" franchise.
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I loved goosebumps
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You always think firsters are losers until you get one. Then 3 seconds later you *know* firsters are losers!
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we already get watered down PG-13 horror movies....but now we'll get a watered down version of that? i was never into the show, i was too old at the time and couldnt get passed the kiddie/watered down horror but i appreciated the attempt to give kids something other than pokemon. anyway i'm sure it'll do pretty well for all those 20somethings who were fans back in the day.
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Lol, nice.
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Night of the Living Dummies was always a favorite of mine...
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In back to back posts we get someone claiming that horror movies aimed at children will be the downfall of humanity, and someone complaining that this kids' horror film will be 'watered down" and lightweight. I for one loved the Goosebumps books as a kid, and though I doubt this will appeal to me now, I'm sure todays kids (if they're anything like me) would love some spooky movies made just for them.
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& which book will it be? Or just an original story. Whichever Im sure Shia will be in it. Or atleast Anthony Anderson or Marlon Waynes
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MONSTER BLOOD, MOTHER FUCKERS.
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i and many people i know and dont know grew up watching the "real" thing, why downgrade it? kids arent all the innocent, fragile flower parents wanna believe they are, they can handle it.
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...or, this news is gay.
I want to hear some movie news that makes me smile, such as 'Quentin Tarantino has cast RZA as the second lead in Inglorious Bastards', or '50 cent and Eminem to star in GTA movie' -
Neal Moritz still not producing Battle Royale USA yet. And that's good news.
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I've been on the other end of the net's poor ability to convey sarcasm many a time. And AICN's talkbacks are never short on self-righteous nutbags, so you can understand my confusion.
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I thought we were done with R.L. Stine. I thought the world was rid of him already. Even as a kid I could never stand his writing, he's just awful. The only reason anyone liked him was for the stupid "twists" at the end of every goddammed one of his books. He's like Shyamalan, but without the talent.
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DUMMY = HARRY ON A FRIDAY NIGHT
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When the show avoided being cheesy it was pretty fun, though that was semi-rare. I'd love to see a really well done film, though.
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...and he didn't laugh a slightest bit...
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May 15, 2008 11:24:22 AM CDT
When I was younger, The Goosebumps theme song scared the shit ou
by charlie murphy
but the show was lame-o. i used to have every book, too, up until like number 44, but then I just... stopped. probably won't see this movie.
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For the LOVE OF GOD, I NEED TO KNOW IF THEY WILL THROW FECES AT EACH OTHER IN SPACE!!!
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Goosebumps was filmed here in Montreal, it's one of those things where everyone knows someone who was in Goosebumps..funny that they will be making it into a movie.
On a non related note, John Cusack was recently in town filming 'The Factory', curiously enough they used a co-workers home as a major location. They completely renovated it, at no cost to my co-worker..they even offered to put it back exactly as it was...but she wasn't stupid enough to accept.. -
Be fun if they get well known actors from horror movies to fill the adult roles.
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Haven't they missed the boat on capitalizing on the Goosebumps craze? -
this is waaaay to late.
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I hope they do a great film, the haunted mask tv movie they did was scary as hell when I was little, maybe they can bring Ryan Gosling back to act in it.
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I belive was the one with the family stuck in the park, come to think of it there were some real chilling goosebumps with twilight zone style twist.
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Right on, man. Right on. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. Get someone to do a true adaptation from those books... that'll grow some hair on the little brats chests.
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That doesn't mean I give a shit now though.
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Can't believe I forgot about that and the sequels. Goosebumps was entertaining, the Scary Story books were fuckin scary. The illustrations were shit your pants creepy.
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I agree, I would like to see a sick adaptation of some Scary Stories on the big screen. But "Welcome to Dead House" would be a great way to start the series in the movies...
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I knew that Scholastic stock I bought would pay off. Harry Potter put it on the map but this will put it in sell mode. Suck it, parent's-basement-dwelling no-portfolio-having fanboys! Drinks are on me tonight!
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You can pick up the compilation of all three books for like $10 on Amazon. Had some great stories like Harold (The scarecrow) and the Thing. The illustrations were terrifying. My girlfriend is especially scared of the evil lady with no eyes from the Haunted House story. They actually used that picture for the cover of the book.
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Can't find the exact one on ASmazon but they sell it at Waldenbooks and all the other bookstores.
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Haha, holy crap, the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books were insane... and yeah, those pictures were bananas. I would love to see an animated version.
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Bad Lt., Goosebumps, Point Break 2, Mouth of Madness remake, New Chainsaw film...........what the fuck? did we all run out of shit to make movies about.
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Anyone who has seen "The Haunted Light House" with Christopher Lloyd at Busch Gardens should know this is a bad idea. Although at a normal movie theater, smelly eternally wet seats would, hopefully, NOT be part of the experience.
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My favorite story was Beast from the East.
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or 5, whichever. That'll give us some of the best, like "THE HAUNTED MASK, "WEREWOLF OF FEVER SWAMP", or "THE HAUNTED DUMMY".
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Those books were much, much scarier and the illustrations are the stuff of nightmares.
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was kid horror and it was brilliant.
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I'm having a nostalgia night digging up my Scary Stories collection. After Lost is on, of course.
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Yes! Those Schwartz illustrations are piss scary. Even today they haunt me...
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I'm still waiting for a Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Stories CG animated film.
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why hasn't this happened yet?
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Way back when I was a kid and had to walk one mile to the beach, and I didn't have a wetsuit, and it was only like 75 degrees out, I got to read actual horror. Sure, I got stuck reading garbage like Encyclopedia Brown and Choose Your Own Adventure or whatever, but when it came to horror I was reading stuff like Cujo. Damn, I think my parents hated me.
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Luvvd that flik.
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RIP JPL
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kids should be allowed to have horror anthology. As a kid, I started out with goosebumps which lead me to HP Lovecraft and horror films. They might be shitty books, but they're a gateway to better things.
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May 15, 2008 5:09:36 PM CDT
Will it have a fake scare/twist like every chapter of the books?
by filmcritic3000
R.L. Stine is a hack. I read one or two of his books, but quickly saw that the emperor truly has no clothes. Each chapter ends with a stupid "scare" that exists for no reason.
I was reading Stephen King and J.D. Salinger in middle school. Our library also actually had Kurt Vonnegut's play "Happy Birthday, Wanda June". Thus began my love affair with the man's work. -
what was that goosebumps book called that was like orange.. ha and it was about a somebody who did something sweet and it had mutant in the title? well thats the one thats stands out in my head. i guess that statement goes to show how well it stood out but i read alot of them when i was younger, and really enjoyed some of the the stories. this could turn out ok. but probably not
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Attack of the Mutant
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I READ VONNEGUT and MCCARTHY AND ONLY WATCHED FELINI AND GODDARD FILMS. BLAH BLAH BLAH> IM SMART
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Still can't get that out my head!
XXX was pants!
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What a twist!! But seriously, I loved these books as a kid! I think I read all of them, including that Superstitions adult book... Now when do we get our Fear Street movie?
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How about a little "Are you afraid of the Dark?" action?
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You're right. It was either Stine or Pike. I think I still have stacks of those books. How the hell can anybody write at the volume at which those guys were published? Do you think 3 or 4 people were writing under the same name just so the publishing company could maintain consistency? I know a lot of 1930s newspaper strips and golden age comic books would do that.
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Never underestimate the power of simple ideas to scare the crap out of you. I think one of the biggest problems with horror right now is that it's so high-concept that it forgets the essential things that really scare us. The best horror is always the work where the supernatural elements or the villain are in service to the true essential fears of our own everyday lives - the basic fundamental fears we all have. Movies like HOSTEL and SAW rely on overwrought concepts and ungainly execution. Can you ever really imagine yourself in the situations found in SAW?
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"fast-track" this script, Smith! It's got tween bucks written all over it!
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I,m just saying
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I,m just saying
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This would be a nice return to form for Fred. Come on, Hollywood! The man who brought us Monster Squad and Night Of The Creeps deserves a second chance!
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I hear this thing is almost finished filming!
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One of them has to go away. I WAS HERE FIRST. I'VE USED THIS NAME ON THIS SITE FOR YEARS! I DON'T KNOW WHO THE FUCK THIS OTHER GUY IS, BUT HE'S GOTTA GO!
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there never been a 'ROUND THE TWIST' movie? Imagine how fucking cooky that could be! "Have you ever... ever felt like this!!" Fucking classic show.
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The goosebumps books were popular about 10-15 years ago...let it die...
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And a couple of others ones now that I think about. If they really wanna rape some childhoods they should option Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
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next on the slate.
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I mean, aren't they about 10 years too late on this..? They'll be dusting off Judy Blume books next... I cannot see the point of this at all...
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Damn you!
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It's alright because kids today love movies based on books and can't be bothered to read the source material. This movie will make enough to warrant a sequel. And fuck you guys that say Goosebumps (books) lacked any substance. At least back in the 90s kids were still reading properly written sentences NOT displayed on a screen. Also, show me a kid that can handle the fucking Orphanage. Or one of these gorefests/"horror" films this site is always going on about. To each his own when it comes to parenting styles, but holy fuck why torment YOURSELF with giving your kid nightmares? You're just going to have to get up every night for a month to put them back to sleep.
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I FOUND YOUR NEXT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jesus Christ, Where's Waldo. OH man I am like trying to image that as a film. Like I am just trying to concive the pitch meeting. Or the script writing process. Like would Waldo be a big enough property (probably not) to get a narnia like treatment? Or would he get the garfield treatment? Like if you think about it, Waldo exsits in some crazy ass world. (God as I am writing this I am almost convincing myself that there is a movie to be made here) You could make it some sort of Gullivers Travels like adventure movie. Like they could have these wide paned out shots where a bunch of shit it happening and then kind of zoom in on Waldo and get back to his adventure. I think I've found something to dedicate my life to now. I will make this happen.
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Like each movie, Bordello of Blood, Demon Knight, and so forth.
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I loved Goosebumbs, I had most of them and I always wanted them to be turned into movies... thought it seems kind of late to do them now...
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THAT was a fucking show. They should do "Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark" instead.
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I'd love to see them do an EERIE INDIANA movie, but I'd also be very hesitant if one were announced. You just know they'd have to explain why Eerie was the center of weirdness for the entire planet, and they'd blame it on the environment.
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Indeed, GOOSEBUMPS could scare. Worst of all were the endings that just left you wanting to curl up in a little ball, sucking your thumb. You remember the ones: "So I drank the healing potion. It burned my throat all the way down. That must mean it's healing me, I thought. Before too long, though, I could feel my fingers going numb, and I fell onto the floor, unable to move. 'Yes,' said Matilda. 'Become one of the Puppet People!' And I did."
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Perhaps animated in Gorey style?
Series7 -- Probably would only be worthwhile for IMAX.
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