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Fright Night (Reboot) Movies
In 2009, DreamWorks announced that it would be overseeing a remake of Fright Night. Mike De Luca, Michael Gaeta, and Alison Rosenzweig are the producers. Marti Noxon wrote the script and Craig Gillespie would direct the remake, and it was financed by Steven Spielberg with his company DreamWorks. Anton Yelchin to play the lead as teenage Charlie Brewster who thinks his next door neighbor is a vampire. Toni Collette plays Charlie's mother. Colin Farrell plays the antagonist/charismatic neighbor/vampire Jerry Dandrige. Scottish actor David Tennant plays the role of Peter Vincent. The remake was followed by a non-sequel sequel, titled Fright Night 2, which was released direct-to-video on October 1, 2013 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
