News of a GIANT GILA MONSTER remake hit a couple of weeks ago, inciting mostly yawns and shrugs from the peanut gallery. After all, this isn’t exactly JAWS they’re reworking. But the flick is coming together with some interesting names, so I suppose it’s worth giving a little love.
The remake is actually being co-directed by two recognizable men from horror’s past: Jim Wynorski (CHOPPING MALL) and Tony Randel (HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II) In fact, Wynorski has given a role to one of his CHOPPING MALL stars, Kelli Maroney (pictured right), who will be playing a deputy sheriff in the flick.
THE GIANT GILA MONSTER will also utilize the talents of former Playboy Playmate Julie McCullough, Terence Knox, Matt Austin, Ellen Kingston and Jenna Ruiz.
The original has the following thought-provoking synopsis: A monster of unknown origin stalks Lover’s Lane in search of fresh teenagers to devour in this monster-sized bash filled with rock ‘n’ roll, hot rods, poodle skirts, and prehistoric lizards the size of a Greyhound bus! Teens realize the cause of an escalating chain of destruction in their sleepy town, but authorities refuse to believe them until the corpses start piling up.
Filming is underway in Franklin, Indiana.
Julie McCullough
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