Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting are taking on one of the biggest classics in the slasher genre with a new take on Silent Night, Deadly Night. They’re touting it as a new vision of the fan favorite slasher franchise from the 1980s. BD is reporting that Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends, The Monkey) has been cast in the role of Billy Chapman in the upcoming reboot. Campbell played Corey Cunningham in the divisive (actually, this time) Halloween Ends.
Here’s what Bloody Disgusting had to say about the film.
From Cineverse, a next-generation entertainment studio, and Bloody Disgusting, its horror division, Silent Night, Deadly Night will be slashing into theaters this holiday season. A reimagining of director Charles E. Sellier Jr.’s original 1984 slasher classic, Silent Night, Deadly Night centers on a young boy who witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of a man dressed as Santa, only to grow up and become a killer himself. Haunted by trauma and fueled by a twisted sense of justice, he puts on the Santa suit and punishes the naughty.
“Blending psychological horror, brutal slasher thrills and a touch of the supernatural and, shockingly, a sprinkle of romance, the new film hopes to deliver a modern new take on the ultimate holiday nightmare.”
The reboot is written and directed by Mike P. Nelson and produced by the original 1984 producers Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead. Jamie R. Thompson from New Dimension, Erik Bernard from Rebel 6, and Jeremy Torrie from White Bear Films will also produce. Brandon Hill & Brad Miska (Terrifier 3) will oversee for Cineverse and will executive produce alongside Erick Opeka and Yolanda Macias, Bondit Media Capital’s Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor. Distribution outside of North America is being handled by Sixth Dimension, the new genre label of StudioCanal.
Silent Night, Deadly Night And Rohan Campbell
The Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise has seen six films and this reboot will be the seventh. The last movie in the series was the 2012 Silent Night remake. It’s not every day we get two reimaginings of a classic movie, but this new version seems like it’ll take on the more modern slasher takes. There are five movies in the “mainline” series including the 1984 film, Part 2, 3: Better Watch Out, 4: Initiation, and 5: The Toy Maker.
Rohan Campbell is an up and coming star in Hollywood who’s been in plenty of horror movies of late. He’s starred in movies like Halloween Ends, The Monkey, and shows like iZombie, Snowpiercer, and Supernatural. He steps into the role that Robert Brian Wilson played in the 1984 film.
We’ll have to see how the movie turns out. It doesn’t currently have a release date other than the Holiday Season 2025.
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