Now the remake of DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK has been bounced from its planned release on January 21, 2011 — because it’s a Miramax movie and that sub-studio is currently in the process of being sold by Disney.
The movie (along with the Sam Worthington starrer THE DEBT) will find a new distribution partner after the deal finishes, but likely won’t be rescheduled for release until later in 2011.
An update of a lesser-known (but still freaky) 1973 TV movie, DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK was directed by Troy Nixey, and got a great reaction when it was previewed at this summer’s Comic Con.
The synopsis: Sally Hurst (Bailee Madison), a lonely withdrawn child, has just arrived in Rhode Island to live with her father Alex (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend Kim (Katie Holmes) at the 19th-century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the sprawling estate, the young girl discovers a hidden basement, undisturbed since the strange disappearance of the mansion’s builder a century ago. When Sally unwittingly lets loose a race of ancient, dark-dwelling creatures who conspire to drag her down into the mysterious house’s bottomless depths, she must convince Alex and Kim that it’s not a fantasy—before the evil lurking in the dark consumes them all.
Check below for a sample of what you’ll have to wait a bit longer for (let’s hope it’s sooner than later):