The remake of Stephen King’s film “Salem’s Lot” has been removed from the studio’s release calendar. Wednesday’s new report confirmed several changes to Warner Bros., including a postponement of both Aquaman and Shazam: Wrath of the Gods. Among these shifts was Salem’s Lot, which is reportedly still in post-production.
Salem’s Lot was originally scheduled to hit theaters on September 9, but in July this date was moved to April 21, 2023, with reports at the time mentioning COVID-related delays and weeks needed for rework. Now it is not known when the film will hit theaters.
There is a story on Stephen King’s website:
Author Ben Mears returns to Salem’s Lot to write a book about a house that haunted him since childhood, then discovers that his isolated town has been attacked by vampires. As vampires consume more victims, Mears persuades a small group of believers to fight the undead. ”
The cover of the book “Salem’s Lot” by Stephen King
The film stars Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Nicholas Crovetti, Jordan Preston Carter, William Sadler, Spencer Treat Clark, Cade Woodward, Debra Christofferson and Pilou Asbaek. Gary Dauberman both wrote and directed this new adaptation of the novel.
The first adaptation of Salem’s Lo t was directed by the creator of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , Tobe Hooper, but was a two-part television miniseries. In 1987, a TV sequel was made, and in 2004 a new TV adaptation appeared on TNT.
In addition to removing Salem’s Lot from the schedule, Warner Bros. revealed the release dates of Evil Dead Rise directed by Lee Cronin, which was previously assigned for HBO Max, as well as Michael Chaves’ The Nun 2 , which will be released on September 8, 2023. Evil Dead Rise will replace Salem’s Lot on the calendar.
These delays come with an increasing number of changes being made to the fledgling Warner Bros. Discovery, starting with the shocking cancellation of the DC Batgirl movie , which was supposed to be released on HBO Max, but rumors said it would have its own theatrical premiere. At the time this decision was made public, fans were speculating about the future of other upcoming or completed DC projects as well as other Warner Bros. projects.