Anton Yelchin is to star in a Remake of the horror classic Fright Night.
The remake of Fright Night is beginning to take shape, with Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) signing up to direct the update and now, according to Heat Vision Blog, Gillespie’s production has landed Anton Yelchin for the starring role.
Yelchin, who was in two high-profile summer movies last May (Trek and Terminator) will play the Charley Brewster role originated by William Ragsdale.
I had pretty high hopes for Anton Yelchin as he was taking on some pretty high profile roles, but this feels like a step back to me.
The presumably PG-13 remake of the horror cult classic just doesn’t seem to deserve Anton Yelchin. At very least it will get me interested in what happens with Fright Night.
