Deep into production on his new feature film The Munsters, writer/director Rob Zombie took a moment to wish his social media followers a “scary Christmas” by releasing a new image that shows Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie, and Daniel Roebuck in character as Herman Munster, his wife Lily, and Lily’s dad The Count, a.k.a. Grandpa. This image gives an even better look at the character than the first image Zombie shared of them, and you can check it out in the Instagram embed below.
Rob Zombie’s The Munsters is based on the classic sitcom of the same title, which 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 new film stars Jeff Daniel Phillips as Herman Munster, Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster, Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa (a.k.a. The Count), Sylvester McCoy as the Munsters’ loyal servant Igor, and Richard Brake as mad scientist Dr. Henry Augustus Wolfgang. Jorge Garcia and Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson may also be in the cast, but their involvement hasn’t been confirmed.
Zombie has previously shared a picture of his director’s chair, 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, showed off a piece of furniture, posted a picture of the wig Roebuck will be wearing and of Roebuck being measured for Grandpa’s coffin, 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, updated on the construction of the Munsters Mansion, showed the completed house, teased that Herman will be wearing the leather jacket he wears when racing in the Dragula roadster, revealed Sylvester McCoy‘s Igor look, given us a glimpse of Richard Brake as Dr. Wolfgang, and more.
Details on Universal’s release strategy for The Munsters have not been officially shared. It has been rumored that the movie could be released through the Peacock streaming service. What do you think about this latest The Munsters image?
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