Max Landis remains dedicated to writing and directing a remake of his father John Landi's film AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, even though a lot of the original film's fans will go into the remake prepared to pick it apart and negatively compare him to his dad… and even though John has said that he doesn't think Max should go ahead with the remake.
The new version of AMERICAN WEREWOLF has now taken a step closer to reality, as the younger Landis took to his Twitter account yesterday to inform his followers that he was
Finishing my first draft of An American Werewolf In London today.
Took me way longer than usual because every time I opened the Final Draft file my laptop would slam closed under the weight of my father's expectations.
— Leaf🍃OnTheStream🌊OfCreation🎇 (@Uptomyknees) December 11, 2017
Landis went on to tweet observations about the original film, and to hint at the changes he made in his version of the story.
The doctor / police stuff feels entirely extemporaneous and ultimately doesn't affect the plot.
— Leaf🍃OnTheStream🌊OfCreation🎇 (@Uptomyknees) December 11, 2017
I've always wondered this point: it seems like the villagers dispatch the werewolf pretty easily once they decide to go out after Jack and David…why did they never do it before? Did they know the guy who was the wolf?
— Robert Dalicandro (@GBobD) December 11, 2017
Answering this question and the nature of the village's role in the plot in the second and third act as of now are the biggest changes I've made to the original structure.
I always wondered about that Pentagram. Doing some fun stuff. https://t.co/P8PCls3Gt2
— Leaf🍃OnTheStream🌊OfCreation🎇 (@Uptomyknees) December 11, 2017
I'm glad to hear that Landis will be digging deeper into what was going on with the folks at the Slaughtered Lamb pub, as that could be quite interesting. While I am a fan of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and have a huge amount of respect for the effects work on display in that film, I do think there is room to improve the story that's told around its memorable elements. Still, I don't think a remake can live up to the original's transformation scene and dream sequences.
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