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04-27-2006, 08:22 AM
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Craven and Son Writing Hills Sequel
Source: Fangoria April 27, 2006
Fangoria has learned that Wes Craven and his son Jonathan will write the sequel to Alexandre Aja's The Hills Have Eyes remake, which was made for $15 million and has collected $54 million worldwide. Craven produced the March 10 release.
"We want to continue the story of the miners," Craven said. "This time, a group of National Guard screw-ups come face to face with the mutants on their last day of training in the desert. We will take the audience underground [into the mines] as well. The studio, Fox Searchlight, wants the sequel out a year to the day after the last one, so we have to deliver our script in a matter of weeks."
The site says that Craven and producing partner Marianne Maddalena offered the follow-up to Aja, but he won't be involved. Craven added that they are talking to Michael J. Bassett about directing the sequel. The new "Hills" will shoot this summer.
Craven himself plans to direct a movie of his own in the next year. "I'm writing a film called 'Bug.' It's an original script, and it's not about killer insects. It's a thriller set in a high school. The bug of the title refers to a surveillance device."
Craven and Son Writing Hills Sequel
Source: Fangoria April 27, 2006
Fangoria has learned that Wes Craven and his son Jonathan will write the sequel to Alexandre Aja's The Hills Have Eyes remake, which was made for $15 million and has collected $54 million worldwide. Craven produced the March 10 release.
"We want to continue the story of the miners," Craven said. "This time, a group of National Guard screw-ups come face to face with the mutants on their last day of training in the desert. We will take the audience underground [into the mines] as well. The studio, Fox Searchlight, wants the sequel out a year to the day after the last one, so we have to deliver our script in a matter of weeks."
The site says that Craven and producing partner Marianne Maddalena offered the follow-up to Aja, but he won't be involved. Craven added that they are talking to Michael J. Bassett about directing the sequel. The new "Hills" will shoot this summer.
Craven himself plans to direct a movie of his own in the next year. "I'm writing a film called 'Bug.' It's an original script, and it's not about killer insects. It's a thriller set in a high school. The bug of the title refers to a surveillance device."