Christmas Horror Movie Remake SILENT NIGHT

[Wang Chung]

Many children around the world can’t sleep on Christmas Eve because of the excitement that Santa Claus brings; I couldn’t sleep for fear he’d murder me with an axe. That’s part of being brought up with classic horror movies such as Tri-Star Pictures’ 1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night. Now, Anchor Bay would like to re-awaken my old nightmares as they’ve picked up rights to Silent Night, a modern interpretation based loosely on the original. The picture, from The Genre Company and Inferno’s Ember Productions, was scripted by Jayson Rothwell (The Order of the Seven) and will be directed by Steven C. Miller (The Aggression Scale). Silent Night will also star Malcolm McDowell (Halloween) as Sheriff Cooper, “a small-town hero ready for some big-time action.†Hit the jump for more on Silent Night.

Variety reported on Anchor Bay’s pick up of Silent Night, which it plans to unspool this holiday season after principal photography begins next month. The original picture focused on a young orphan boy who watched his parents be brutally murdered by a man in a Santa outfit. After suffering abuse at a Catholic orphanage, the boy takes on the persona of the murderer and goes on a killing spree of his own. So far, details on the remake say that the film will center on a Midwestern town’s local law enforcement and their search for a killer dressed as Santa Claus who terrorizes people on Christmas Eve. If you haven’t seen the original, 1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night, we’ve provided the trailer and the poster below:

[video=youtube;ph2qpWw7nZI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph2qpWw7nZI[/video]​

Another pointless remake, but it might do well.

 

[Fuji Vice]

I love the original, but its not like its a great movie or anything, so I actually don't have a problem with this. That being said, I probably won't be watching it. :

 

[TroyTheAverage]

I will check it out. I thought the original sucked pretty bad, so this can only be better.

 

[Swinny]

I love the original, but its not like its a great movie or anything, so I actually don't have a problem with this. That being said, I probably won't be watching it. :

Yeah, that's how I'm looking at it too. The original is definitely fun, but it's... a pretty bad movie, lol. There's a lot more they could do with the subject matter and take it more seriously and it could be great. Whether they'll do that remains to be seen, but this is a remake I'm okay with.

 

[Citan]

I don't think the original was that bad, tbh. It had a lot going for it, such as a a believable backstory for the killer. I felt the film did a way better job at it than Rob Zombie with his Halloween films.

But God oh God did they mess things up with the sequels.