Some good news for fans of Stephen King and his 1977 novel Children of the Corn: the first trailer for an upcoming remake has dropped, and it looks like it has all the adult-murdering mayhem anyone could want. To be clear, this a remake of King’s book, but it will be the 11th movie in the franchise.
For those unfamiliar, Children of the Corn is the story of a girl who convinces all the children in a small town to murder all the adults. It stars Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey and Bruce Spence and was directed by Kurt Wimmer. Here’s the official synopsis:
“Possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, twelve-year-old Eden recruits the other children in her small town to rise up and take control. Tired of having to pay the price for their parent’s mistakes, Eden leads the kids on a bloody rampage, killing the adults and anyone who opposes her. With the all the adults jailed or dead, it comes down to one high schooler who won’t go along with the plan and becomes the town’s only hope of survival. Based on the short story by Stephen King, CHILDREN OF THE CORN is a chilling new re-telling for a whole new generation.”
The trailer features cornfields, scarecrows and a whole lot of kids with sharp knives. It doesn’t look necessarily high-budget or anything but it doesn’t really need to. Looks like there’s a whole lot of chasing, screaming, crying and gore – honestly what else do you need for a horror movie?
While it’s inspired by its source material, this version deviates from the original 1984 movie version in some big ways. In that movie, two adults wander into town and discover all the murdered adults. They then become the next target of the child murdering mob. That movie starred Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton.
Children of the Corn premieres in theaters on March 3, where it will stay for 18 days before hitting demand and digital on March 21.