The ‘Troll Hunter’ Remake Is Dead
Over five years ago, directorChris Columbus' production company, 1492 Pictures, secured the remake rights toAndré Øvredal’sTroll Hunter, an entertaining and imaginative found footage monster movie. It had been a while since we heard anything about the remake, and Øverdal has now confirmed it’s no longer moving forward.
Below, learn more about the squashedTroll Hunterremake.
The last we heard about theTroll Hunterremake was thatNeil Marshallwas going to direct it. Back in 2013,The Descent,Doomsday, andGame of Thronesdirector signed up for the film, but he’s not involved anymore. In fact,Game of Thronesmight’ve had something to do with killing the remake.
Birth.Movies.Deathrecently spoke with André Øvredal for his new film,The Autopsy of Jane Doe, which our own Jacob Hall wrote is the kind ofhorror gem"that gives you the fuel to power through a couple of dozen lousy horror movies in search of the next great movie." The outlet asked the director for the current status on the remake, and he told them Marshall’s busy schedule led to a delay which may have had a hand in the remake not happening:
Whether that’s exactly why the remake didn’t get made isn’t for sure. As Øvredal said, he never communicated with anybody about it so that he might be reading into the situation and Marshall’s schedule, based on his response. Either way, fans ofTroll Hunterare likely pleased with this news. It’s not a movie that screamed for a remake, but producer Christopher Columbus was initially confident it did:
Troll Hunterwas a visceral, thrilling cinematic rock and roller coaster ride of a movie. Visually, there are scenes in this film that American audiences have never seen. We want to introduce an International audience to this amazing moviegoing experience!
It looks like international audiences will have to stick with the perfectly entertaining 2011 film. The rights have reverted to André Øvredal and the original film’s producers. We can safely say aTroll Hunterremake isn’t happening anytime soon.
