A new Leprechaun film is formally within the works at Lionsgate, in accordance with The Hollywood Reporter.
What do we all know in regards to the new Leprechaun film?
The longest-running franchise in Lionsgate historical past will get a brand new movie from director Felipe Vargas, the director of the award-winning quick movie Milk Enamel.
The reboot might be written by Mike Van Waes, who most just lately labored on the live-action Lilo & Sew movie. Roy Lee — who has produced different horror movies like Barbarian and It — will produce for his Vertigo Leisure banner.
In accordance with THR, Warwick Davis — who performed The Leprechaun in six of the eight movies within the franchise — will not be anticipated to reprise his iconic function. No different plot or casting info has been made accessible as of now.
“Thirty years after its debut, this franchise nonetheless casts a spell, and we’re thrilled to be bringing it again with a brand new imaginative and prescient,” Erin Westerman, president of manufacturing for Lionsgate’s Movement Image Group, mentioned in a press release. “Roy and Miri are two of our most trusted producers, particularly with this style, and we’re excited by Felipe’s imaginative and prescient for the movie as a director. In his fingers, this film must be very scary and a ton of enjoyable.”
The Leprechaun will not be solely one of many longest-running for Lionsgate, however can be probably the most well-known horror franchises ever. The primary movie premiered in 1993 and starred Warwick Davis within the titular function. Davis performed a mischievous leprechaun who would search out those who took his gold.
The franchise went on to spawn off six extra sequels, the most recent of which was 2018’s Leprechaun Returns. That movie acted as a direct sequel to the unique, however was met with combined opinions.