An update to yesterday’s frustrating news.
As reported earlier, Amityville: The Awakening will not see theaters on April 1, 2016 as it was originally scheduled. Despite being anxiously awaited by the horror community, Deadline is reporting that the decision was made to pull the film and shelve it until a different date, its forth in a series of set backs. According to the site, The Weinstein Bros. and Jason Blum decided to delay the film’s release until January 6, 2017 in hopes of cashing Amityville: The Awakening in as the first big horror film of 2017. They also noted that the first horror films of each year are sometimes more successful than others.
We’ve already waited years… What’s another nine months, I guess?
Amityville: The Awakening was written and directed by Franck Khalfoun, whose previous credits include High Tension, P2, and Maniac. Producers who served on this title include Alix Taylor (Feast, Piranha 3D), slasher documentary maker Daniel Farrands, Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Sinister, The Purge) and Bob & Harvey Weinstein.
The film stars Bella Thorne (Forget Me Not, “Big Love”), Cameron Monaghan (Vampire Academy, “Malcolm in the Middle”), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hitcher, “Revenge”), Taylor Spreitler (“Days of Our Lives,” “Melisa & Joey”), Thomas Mann (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters), McKenna Grace (“The Young and the Restless”), and Hunter Goligoski.
