Genre: Horror.
Studio:
Trimark Pictures.
Production Company:
Trimark Pictures.
Project Phase: In the Can.
Who's In It:
Sidney Berger; Larry Miller; Cleavant Derricks; Paul Johansson; Anna K. McKown;
Bobbie Phillips; Henry G. Sanders; Shawnee Smith.
Who's Making It:
Adam Grossman (Director, Screenwriter); Phillip B. Goldfine, Lisa Harrison (II), Michael Melzer, Peter Soby
Jr. (Producers); Wes Craven (Executive Producer).
Premise: During a hot rod race, a woman and her friends crash through a bridge railing into a lake; only one woman, Mary, surfaces much later than humanly possible. Her life goes through some odd changes, when she discovers she has lost her soul. In time, she is drawn to a carnival inhabited with like-spirited, soulless people. (Sounds like my office. -Ace)
Release Date: April 1998.
Comments: A remake of Herk Harvey' 1962 classic film. Sidney Berger is back from the '62 original in this remake.
Rumors: None.
Scoop Feedback:
[Draft pulled from the murky waters by 'Ace'.]
November 17, 1997... Wes Craven, who created the Nightmare on Elm Street series and directed such horror classics as Swamp Thing, has announced his intent to remake the cult classic Carnival of Souls for Trimark Pictures. Carnival follows the spooky path of a group of girls who get into an accident and emerge unscathed, only to encounter the dancing dead. [Towed in by 'cybervanguard'.]
January 30, 1998... After breathing life back into the horror genre, Craven continues his crusade. He recently wrapped up production on Wes Craven Presents 'Carnival of Souls', his remake of the 1962 cult classic Carnival of Souls. The hypnotic original featured Candace Hilligoss and was directed by Herk Harvey. This gem of a film was made for only $30,000. [Drained from Attila.]