Warner Bros. is setting up a remake of the 1987 vampire movie The Lost Boys with two of the youngest stars in horror. Noah Jupe, one of the stars of the A Quiet Place series, and It lead Jaeden Martell have been cast in the upcoming movie, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Warner has already filled out a creative team for the project. The End of the F***ing World director Jonathan Entwistle will direct, while Randy McKinnon will pen the reimagining. McKinnon is a rising star in Hollywood and was previously tapped by Warner and DC to write the upcoming HBO Max original adaptation of Static Shock.
The original Lost Boys was directed by Joel Schumacher and starred a vast ensemble of '80s it boys that included Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Alex Winter, Jason Patric, as well as Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. The film followed two boys and their single mother who move to a new town and become the targets of a biker gang of vampires.
The Lost Boys was a box office success when it was released in 1987, grossing $32.2 million against an $8.5 million budget. The film has since gathered a cult following after becoming one of Warner Bros.' top-selling home video titles. Two sequels have been produced, as well as a pair of comic series spin-offs.
While plot details are being kept under wraps for The Lost Boys reboot, reports indicate that the story will take place in the present day.
J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer.
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