Although I have concerns about what Rob Zombie might do with The Munsters in his film based on the classic sitcom, as I really hope he stays true to the characters as we know them and doesn’t turn them into the average Zombie movie characters, I have to admit that the closer we get to the start of production, the more excited I’m getting about the project. Zombie took to his Instagram account yesterday to reveal that his film’s version of the Munster Mansion (1313 Mockingbird Lane) is almost finished being built, and it is a lovely sight:
The Munsters ran for two seasons, from September 1964 to May 1966, and consisted of 70 episodes. (You can buy the complete series at THIS LINK.) The show
starred Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein’s monster and head-of-the-household Herman Munster; Yvonne De Carlo as his wife Lily Munster; Al Lewis as Lily’s father, Grandpa, the somewhat over-the-hill vampire Count Dracula who longs for the “good old days” in Transylvania; Beverley Owen (later replaced by Pat Priest) as their teenage niece Marilyn Munster, who was attractive by conventional standards but the “ugly duckling” of the family; and Butch Patrick as their werewolfish son Eddie Munster.
The cast for Zombie’s film has not been confirmed, but the rumor is that Jeff Daniel Phillips and Sheri Moon Zombie will be playing Herman and Lily Munster, and they’ll be joined in the cast by Daniel Roebuck, Jorge Garcia, Richard Brake, Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson, and Sylvester McCoy.
Zombie has previously shown the blueprint for an exact replica of the Munsters’ house, given us a look at costume designs for Herman and Lily Munster’s sleepwear, confirmed that horror host character Zombo will be in the movie, posted a picture of the wig the actor who plays Grandpa will be wearing, given an early look at the crafting of Herman’s head, shown off some of the wardrobe, shared pictures of some creature effects, showed the houses being built on Mockingbird Lane, and more.
The Universal backlot was used as Mockingbird Lane in the sitcom, but Zombie’s Mockingbird Lane is being built from the ground up in Hungary.
While we wait for more information on The Munsters, you can check out a list of the best scenes from Zombie’s other movies at THIS LINK.
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