We get wind this morning that a Goosebumps adaptation is a step forward after landing a writing team. We get the following scoop from comingsoon:
Writing duo Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander are in negotiations to write the live-action big screen adaptation of the children’s horror series “Goosebumps” for Columbia Pictures, says The Hollywood Reporter.
While straight-to-video versions of the R.L. Stine book series have been made, the project will mark the first feature adaptation of the series and could become a franchise for Columbia, which acquired the rights in May. The “Goosebumps” series have grossed hundreds of millions for Stine and Scholastic, second only to the “Harry Potter” series.
Moritz has said he likely will cast youngsters for the leads and then include well-known actors in supporting roles, a la the “Potter” films.
I am unfamiliar with the Goosebumps stories, but the books have been around since 1992 so I am guessing some of you may have read a few in your elementary school days. For those that have read the books, what are your thoughts on a Goosebumps film? Do you think the stories will translate well to film, and do you have a favorite book that you would like to see adapted?
I remember when these books came out, I was obsessed with reading them (my friend was the one who really got me into them.) I guess kids still read them, my 10 year old sister has two of these books up by her bed right now. Then of course the beginning of the end started when they began making the TV series, which really sucked.
So I feel that if they could do a Goosebumps movie correctly it might actually be worth going to see. Just as long as they stay away from the corny acting and crappy visual effects, like the show, then I’ll be happy!
Fear Street FTW
Read these in elementary school, it’ll be worth if it it’s R.
Well… if they made a Goosebumps movie i hope they aim for a teen audience, and not a kids movie like the show.
Hopefully, they will at least “try” to make it scary, and i really wouldn’t mind if they made it like Tales from the Darkside, in where it is 3 stories in one movie.
hmmm
i LOVED the books, and were scared shitless by the escape from horrorland CD :)
This has the potential to do well, but I’m betting it won’t. The books were great for the young target audience they catered to, but the television series was absolutely horrible. Perhaps it didn’t seem that way then, but I too happend to catch some reruns of it during a Halloween marathon and it ranks up there with some of the worst acting I’ve ever seen…and not even in a funny way.
If they wind up with good directing/producing and actually shell out for legit actors, maybe this will work, but I’m still not holding my breath.
Stories aren’t so great. I’ll skip it.
The goosebumps book franchise was awesome so was the tv show, im not sure on how they will make it all into one huge story since Goosebumps is composed of many different stories. My bet is they will make full length feauture films of the most popular Goosebumps books e.g Night of the living Dummy or The haunted mask.
I do remember reading the Goosebumps series. I also remember that some of the books were made into one hour shows for Saturday mornings. Very enjoyable plots and can easily be made into movies like “Tales from the Crypt”.
I think this would be a very fun, and lucrative franchise. Especially if they adapt the books faithfully, and give kids the same experience the books did. The books were so immersive and fun, and if they can translate this to the screen it will be one big franchise.
screw goosebumps, i want a PG-13 animorphs movie
i could see this working as a series of vignettes a la “the twilight zone.” the books were super popular when i was in 5th grade, but i was too busy reading the star wars eu stuff back then. i still feel like i made the right choice.
Agreed, these books are (great) for kids, but won’t work well with older audiences who are now used to the horror styles of Japanese remakes (Ring, etc) and torture movies (Saw, etc).
The books were designed to scare pre-teens, and from what I remember of the early books they never (or rarely) killed anyone. Many of the stories were watered down versions of adult horror movies, such as a living clown doll (ie Chucky) or killer shark (Jaws), etc.
The producers of these movies have a decision to make, will they make horror movies for kids (like the books) or will they increase the violence/suspense/deaths and make it for teens/adults and ignore their original audience?
Goosebumps is still huge. He just started up a new series recently, and it’s been Schoolastics’ best selling books in a long while.
This will most certainly fail.
Now all we have to wait on is the Animorph movie…lol
it was only a matter of time
Definitely for kids. These books are still popular now-a-days with kids? Seems like they are a little late on doing this. I know I read them when I was elementary school. I watched the show as well. I actually watched a couple episodes a few months ago. Happen to see them playing on TV. Was surprised at that. Think it was Halloween so they were just showing a marathon of it. Pretty funny how bad they were but I did enjoy it when I was little. Found it funny tho because I recognized Ryan Gosling in one of the episdoes…..he was really young looking.
Well i dont recall the books so much since i read them years ago when i was like 6, but i do remember the tv show and i can personally say i dont see how a movie of thi type can stand out. I just dont see anything special or anything worth waiting for.
We’ll see. My money is on the fact that they will butcher the books as usual.
i think the goosebumps will hit well with its audience, and probably bring that sort of entertainment
it will make good money, so its all good