14. Jeepers Creepers 3
It’s been nearly a decade since the sequel hit screens and production on the final Jeepers Creepers has been ready to go for seven years. Director Victor Salva who helmed the first two has been struggling to secure financing for the script which has an ending leading directly into a 13-part TV series. A final chapter of a successful horror franchise with an accompanying TV series? It’s a wonder why it hasn’t been snapped up!
Set 23 years after the sequel, the story will pick up with Trish, who we left back at the end of the first film. Now a mother, she fears for the life of her son after she dreams of him suffering the same fate at the hands of the Creeper as her brother, played with a challenging ocular disorder in the first film by Justin Long. It’s also alleged to contain flashbacks revealing the origin of the monster.
For now the project is suspended until Salva can rustle up investors to fund the flick – which is a damn shame as Jeepers Creepers 3 could be an intriguing end to the franchise.
13. Halloween
Halloween is one franchise which has been brought back from the dead more times than its antagonist, Michael Myers. The most recent incarnations in 2007 and 2009 were handled by goth-rocker Rob Zombie, who spun a new backstory for Myers which diluted the impact of the original’s motivation: he’s just crackers.
The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films teamed up with Drive Angry directors, Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier to churn out the next version but that project was abandoned. Thank God, as it was to be in 3D.
Dimension Films are now joining forces with Michael Bay’s remake production house, Platinum Dunes, to re-remake the franchise. If successful, Halloween will be the latest addition to their back catalogue of regurgitated horrors including Friday the 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street. It’s unknown if it will follow on from Zombie’s entries, from the original franchise or explore new territory.
No news of a director, cast or release date have yet been announced.
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