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NEAR DARK NEWS: Henriksen Wants In on 'Near Dark' Remake, Talks About 'Pumpkinhead' Role
October 19, 2006 --
Lance Henriksen wants a role in the upcoming "Near Dark" remake.
He was the star of the original now-classic and arguably the best vampire film of the past several decades. He told Sci Fi Wire of the remake (which he just learned about from the interview): "Oh, man, I hadn't heard that. It's one of my favorites, Near Dark. If they were smart, what they would do is get a hold of Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein and me, and do something that starts as a prequel to Near Dark. They need to have a conversation with us, because, man, Billy Paxton and I have been talking about this, about what we would do, if we did a prequel. And really great stuff came up. So it would be very wise of them to connect us."
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'Near Dark' Remake Part of Rogue Deal
October 6, 2006 --
Michael Bay's production company, Platinum Dunes, has made a three-year, first-look deal with Rogue Pictures to develop horror films, including a a remake of the 1987 vampire movie Near Dark, Variety reported.
Rogue, the genre arm of Universal-based Focus Features, has made a deal with Platinum's Bay (director of the upcoming Transformers) and partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. The trio will produce horror films budgeted under $25 million and receive as much as 10 percent of the first-dollar gross, one of the richest producer deals in town. Platinum has already completed production on a Rogue remake of The Hitcher, for April release. The remake deal will also include a redo of "The Changeling."
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Meanwhile, Henriksen also spoke with Dread Central about "Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes" and "Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud." "These films take place 20 years after the events of the first film. It’s in the same town; some of those places don’t ever change, which [helped me find the character]. I’m playing a ghost, so it was fun." he explained. "You don’t really play a ghost you know; there are a lot of things to play when you’re playing a ghost but it’s more about warning somebody. It’s a good ghost; he’s the morality warning of the film."
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