From director Gil Kenan and producer Sam Raimi (1981’s The Evil Dead and 2002’s Spider-Man), the Poltergeist remake is haunting movie theaters two months sooner than expected, according to Fangoria.
20th Century Fox initially had the remake slated for release in July, but decided to bump up the release date to Friday, May 22nd.
Aside from being released two full months earlier than anticipated, Poltergeist is also being released within two weeks of Focus Features’ Insidious: Chapter 3. The Insidious franchise has done well regardless of the time of year for their releases dates. Insidious: Chapter 3 will open on Friday, June 5th.
Back in February, the first trailer was released for Poltergeist and created quite a buzz for being too similar to the original and for appearing to look great as a horror film.
I watched the trailer when it was first released and I enjoyed it. It looks great and does seem eerie, which is difficult to do nowadays for modern scary movies. I was not a huge fan of Insidious: Chapter 2 so at this point, I am looking forward to the Poltergeist remake over Insidious: Chapter 3.
Watch Poltergeist and that spooky clown at a theater near you on Friday, May 22nd.
Check out the creepy trailer here:
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