4) Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (numerous)
There have been more than thirty film adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novella The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, so this would seem like a tale that has been well told, but has it been told well enough?
There is the classic silent version starring John Barrymore 1921, an Academy Award winning edition from 1931 and 1996’s Mary Reilly take which put a different slant on the story, but how many do you know? As studios regurgitate horror films from as recently as the last decade, why is no-one tackling Stevenson’s classic tale depicting the struggle between Good and Evil within human nature?
Surely this is a story as relevant today as it was back in 1886, and with the dearth of good stories, here’s one ready to go. Whether told as a bleak, sinister horror, or a darkly comedic adventure, Jekyll And Hyde would be a perfect foil for an up-and-coming filmmaker to get their proverbial teeth into.