David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Until Dawn) has signed on to direct a new Amityville Horror movie for Amazon MGM Studios, Deadline reports.
Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing (The Conjuring: Last Rites, The Autopsy of Jane Doe) have been tapped to pen the script, described as a reimagining of the original horror classic. Further details are under wraps.
Sandberg will produce alongside The Safran Company’s Peter Safran (The Conjuring, Superman) and John Rickard (Rampage, “Peacemaker”). Sandberg’s partner Lotta Losten will executive produce with The Safran Company’s Natalia Safran.
Sandberg previously collaborated with The Safran Company on Annabelle: Creation and Shazam.
The Amityville Horror stems from Jay Anson‘s 1977 book, based on allegedly true claims of paranormal experiences by the family who moved into a Long Island home where a young man previously killed his family.
The novel was adapted in to the 1979 horror film of the same name starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder, launching a long-running film franchise and spawning a remake starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George in 2005.
This is the second high-profile Amityville Horror movie in the works, with writers-directors Joseph & Vanessa Winter (Deadstream) developing Amtiyville for BoulderLight Pictures and Divide/Conquer.
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