I am – Hercules!!
One of my favorite stories is about to be tackled by one of my favorite filmmakers.
Sam Raimi plans to direct a remake of “Day of The Triffids,” the tale of mobile, literally bloodthirsty plants who start preying on humankind after a meteor shower renders more than 99 percent of the world’s population blind.
Mandate Pictures outbid Warner Bros. to secure the rights for Raimi on Wednesday; he’s a fan of the 1962 original. John Wyndham’s 1951 sci-fi novel also served as the basis of two British miniseries.
I haven’t yet seen the 2009 version, but I rewatched the 1981 miniseries about a month ago and found it excellent. (I was trying to appraise similarities to the upcoming “Walking Dead” series but got sucked into watching the whole thing.)
Raimi’s directorial credits include the “Evil Dead” trilogy, the “Spider-Man” trilogy, “The Quick and the Dead,” “A Simple Plan,” “Drag Me To Hell” and “Darkman.”
Find all of Deadline’s story on the matter here.
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