As with their earlier photos, Cargill will write and Derrickson will direct “The Night time of the Hunter.” Amy Pascal (of Pascal Studios) and Peter Gethers (of KramMar Scrumptious Thriller Productions) will produce; the venture was first introduced with their involvement in 2020.
This can be a gutsy transfer from Cargill and Derrickson. I like “Sinister” and “The Black Cellphone,” however “The Night time of the Hunter” is in a unique league as a bonafide masterpiece. It is also a extra refined sort of horror than the 2 often deal with. I hope they’re conscious they can not eclipse Laughton’s movie and do not attempt to.
Experiences (and Cargill’s feedback on Twitter, see beneath) do appear to be stressing “The Night time of the Hunter” as a brand new adaptation of the novel moderately than a remake of the 1955 movie. That is most likely one of the best ways to strategy this.
For these unfamiliar, NIGHT OF THE HUNTER was primarily based on a novel that was *MUCH DARKER* than the Nineteen Fifties would enable. Very enthusiastic about this venture and thrilled we will lastly discuss it.
— C. Robert Cargill (@Massawyrm) March 26, 2024
Derrickson has proven a expertise for guiding baby actors, which is very necessary for this story since John and Pearl are at its coronary heart. That is pure hypothesis, however I would not be shocked if the pair recruits their common main man Ethan Hawke to play Harry Powell too; have him mix his creepy efficiency because the Grabber in “The Black Cellphone” and his righteous, histrionic, and spacey one as abolitionist preacher John Brown in “The Good Lord Chook” and I feel you’ve got acquired one thing.
“The Night time of the Hunter” doesn’t have a launch date scheduled but.