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Mad Men and Buffy Writer Assigned to Pen Fright Night Remake
/Film —
... THR reports that the writer given the task of redoing and updating the film is Marti Noxon, who has been a producer and writer on some significant television: Mad Men, Grey’s Anatomy and Buffy. (She was showrunner on Buffy for the last couple seasons.) ...
Noxon found her Fright Night
KillerFilm —
... The horror-comedy feature has made it’s fair share of appearances within the news this year, quickly dying off at the start only to get a boost of life back into the project much to my dismay. Even though THR reported the news that’s so typical to hear nowadays, this reporter just hates being reminded of the fact that at this point with this town, no film is good enough or safe to not be remade. ...
"Mad Men" Scribe Pens "Fright Night"
Dark Horizons - General Feed —
... "Mad Men" and "Buffy" writer/producer Marti Noxon is set to pen the remake of 80's cult vampire horror comedy "Fright Night" for Dreamworks Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. ...
Fright Night gets a new writer
Filmstalker —
... seen before. So that's the film, and when I say there's a healthy dose of comedy in there, there really are some good laughs to go along with the horror and the fun characters. So I wonder if they'll be able to top it. This is good news in a way, because it puts to bed the completely crazy rumours that a reader has been posting on that story. Wild, crazy and all over the place, but completely unfounded since there weren't even writers on the job. There are now though. The story from The Hollywood Reporter says that ...
Mad Men/Buffy Writer Bringing Back Fright Night [Fright Night]
io9 —
In May we railed against the news that Hollywood would be remaking classic 80s vampire flick Fright Night. But news that Marti Noxon, Mad Men writer and former Buffy showrunner, will pen the script has given us hope. THR broke the news of Noxon's involvement, and also revealed that... The new version will keep the comedy-horror tone while modernizing the effects. Keeping the tone sounds good, but it would be a shame to lose the campy horror of the original movie's ...
MAD MEN Writer Marti Noxon Penning Remake of FRIGHT NIGHT
Collider» - Collider.com —
... fad rather than an attempt to honor the beloved original, but fans looking to complain will probably have to wait a little longer because Noxon is not a bad choice. Don’t worry, I’m sure there will be a choice down the line that everyone will find objectionable.
As for me, you have my word that I’ll have seen Fright Night by this time next week. As for what other great movies I’ve never seen, that’s between me and the skeletons.
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Mad Men Writer Remaking Fright Night
Cinema Blend News —
... is familiar to all the Mad Men faithful out there, having written and produced many of the show's episodes. But she's got a TV pedigree leading all the way back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel , and it's that fang-filled past she'll be tapping into as she makes her feature screenwriting debut. DreamWorks has hired her to write a remake of the 1985 horror comedy Fright Night , about a teenager who discovers his neighbors are vampires-- and not the romantic sparkly kind. THR writes that the plan is to keep the same campy comedy vibe, which indicates less of a ...
'Buffy' Scribe Will Write 'Fright Night' Remake!
Cinematical —
... , we learned that the project had been halted when they couldn't come up with a good script. Ten months later, The Hollywood Reporter posts that ...
‘Buffy’ & ‘Mad Men’ Writer To Pen ‘Fright Night’ Remake
Screen Rant —
... I remember the original Fright Night pretty well, although I can’t seem to recall the comedy element from the “horror-comedy” label that’s being thrown around to describe it. Maybe I need to watch it again before this remake hits the silver screen… The Hollywood Reporter says the film will keep the horror-comedy tone while modernizing the effects. ...
'Fright Night' Remake Lands 'Mad Men' Writer
Get The Big Picture —
... , a Mad Men writer-director, can breath new life into the film now that DreamWorks has hired her to write the remake. If the Mad Men connection doesn't do it for you, know this: Noxon was also a writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. At least one of those had something to do with making bloodsuckers hip again. ...
Fright Night Remake Gains A Writer
Horror-Movies.ca! —
... Mad Men scribe Marti Nixon has been hired by Dreamworks to write the script this time around. Apparently they will keep the original story and modernize the effects. Nixon is familiar with vampires as well though having written for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ...
