The aquatic horror resurgence continues!
After spawning three sequels and a spinoff crossover film with the Lake Placid franchise (no really, that totally happened), the 1997 film Anaconda is getting a remake, THR reports.
“Columbia Pictures is developing an all-new and all-modern take on the cult movie,” the site notes, hiring Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tomb Raider) to write the script. The site’s sources describe the film as a “reimagining” of the original, with Columbia planning a big budget production in the vein of The Meg.
The original film was directed by Luis Llosa, and it featured an ensemble cast including Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson and Danny Trejo.
In the 1997 movie, a film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world’s largest – and deadliest – snake.