Horror fans received a spooky gift this past Halloween when it was announced that… evil spirit The TV series was in development at Amazon MGM Studios. News was scarce at the time, with the only information being that the series was based on the 1982 film of the same name. While plot details remain a mystery, major moves are taking place behind the scenes with the announcement that Amazon has hired two executive producers, writers and executive producers with ties to fear of the walking dead and supernatural.
According to Variety, Kalinda Vasquez and Robbie Thompson have been tapped as showrunners, writers and executive producers of the series. evil spirit TV series. Vazquez's work covers a variety of genres and series, including fear of the walking dead, once upon a time, Star Trek: Discovery, prison breakand NikitaWhile Thompson doesn't boast many credits, he has been a writer on The CW show supernatural Before becoming a co-executive producer on the series, Thompson also created supernatural spin off, The Winchester Familyfor the CW.
Poltergeist was a cult classic horror film that instantly spawned a series of films.
Released in 1982, evil spirit Directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grace, and Mark Victor, and based on a story by Spielberg himself, the film follows the Freelings, a typical suburban family, who find their home threatened by an evil ghost who kidnaps their daughter Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke). The film stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominic Dunne, and Oliver Robbins.
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evil spirit The film was an immediate critical and financial success, eventually grossing $76.6 million at the domestic box office on a $10.7 million budget, making it the highest-grossing horror film of 1982. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects. Oddly enough, it lost in all three categories to Steven Spielberg's film. E.T. the alien.
evil spirit The film spawned two sequels and a remake in 2015, though neither received the same warm reception as the original. Poltergeist Part II: The Other Side The film received mostly negative reviews, currently holding a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but was a financial success, despite not earning as much as its predecessor. With a budget of $19 million, the film eventually grossed $75 million worldwide. The sequel even received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects.
Poltergeist 3 The film was a critical and financial disappointment, but the sequel was significant because it marked the final performance of young actress Heather O'Rourke as Carol Anne. O'Rourke died four months before the film's release. Poltergeist 3 At the age of twelve. Marketing the film became a problem for the studio because they did not want to appear as if they were exploiting her death to promote the film, so the film suffered financially, grossing only $14.1 million on a $9.5 million budget.
The 2015 remake of the same name featured a strong main cast, including Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, and Jane Adams, but reviews were negative, with a 29 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite the lukewarm critical reception, the remake was a financial success, grossing $95.6 million worldwide on a $35 million budget.
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It is currently streaming on MGM+.
