Hammer to Remake The Abominable Snowman
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Posted November 21, 2013 06:19 PM by Webmaster
President & CEO of Hammer and Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media, Simon Oakes, announced today that Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, will produce a new version of The Abominable Snowman. The project is developed by Hammer in association with Ben Holden (The Quiet Ones, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death).
In this upcoming remake, a scientific expedition's illegal ascent up an unclimbed peak of one of the World's most formidable mountains accidentally awakens an ancient creature that could spell a certain end for them all.
The original screenplay by Matthew Read (Pusher, Hammer of the Gods) and Jon Croker (The Woman In Black: Angel of Death, Desert Dancer) will put a modern twist on the 1957 iconic original film from Hammer's extensive canon of work. The cast of the original film included Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, Robert Brown, Richard Wattis, Wolfe Morris, and Arnold Marlé.
Following the announcement Simon Oakes said: "The success of Let Me In and The Woman In Black has shown that there is an appetite for quality horror films so it is exciting to draw on Hammer's unparalleled source material in this genre which can be reimagined and updated for a new audience".
Note: In the United States, the original Hammer film was released on DVD by Anchor Bay. You can see our listing of this release here.
Vintage poster for Val Guest's original 1957 film
In this upcoming remake, a scientific expedition's illegal ascent up an unclimbed peak of one of the World's most formidable mountains accidentally awakens an ancient creature that could spell a certain end for them all.
The original screenplay by Matthew Read (Pusher, Hammer of the Gods) and Jon Croker (The Woman In Black: Angel of Death, Desert Dancer) will put a modern twist on the 1957 iconic original film from Hammer's extensive canon of work. The cast of the original film included Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, Robert Brown, Richard Wattis, Wolfe Morris, and Arnold Marlé.
Following the announcement Simon Oakes said: "The success of Let Me In and The Woman In Black has shown that there is an appetite for quality horror films so it is exciting to draw on Hammer's unparalleled source material in this genre which can be reimagined and updated for a new audience".
Note: In the United States, the original Hammer film was released on DVD by Anchor Bay. You can see our listing of this release here.
Vintage poster for Val Guest's original 1957 film