Merrick here...


Andy Fickman (SHE'S THE MAN, THE GAME PLAN, and Disney's forthcoming RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN) has worked out a deal to shepherd four remakes of RKO horror films classics, including titles originally directed by Jacques Tourneur and Robert Wise.

The remake properties are the Jacques Tourneur-directed “I Walked With a Zombie” (1943); the Robert Wise-directed Bela Lugosi-Boris Karloff starrer “The Body Snatcher” (1945); the Mark Robson-directed Karloff starrer “Bedlam” (1946); and the John Farrow-directed Lucille Ball-John Carradine starrer “Five Came Back” (1939).

...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety, which goes on to reveal more details regarding perceptions of & plans for the projects.

Here's a taste of the films being remade...