Perelman in talks for "Poltergeist"
September 2, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Vadim Perelman is in talks to develop MGM’s “Poltergeist” remake as a potential directing gig. The deal would bring Perelman together with writers Juliet Snowden and Stiles White, hired last week to revamp the 1982 classic.
It’s an interesting choice, because Perelman really doesn’t have a ton of experience. He directed, produced and wrote House of Sand and Fog in 2003, and directed and produced The Life Before Her Eyes in 2007. He’s also attached to direct Truce, releasing in 2010. That’s it.
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Doesn’t it seem weird that he’d be the choice to remake a horror classic like Poltergeist? Then again, “Sand and Fog” was fantastic, so there’s that.
The original movie, directed by Tobe Hooper from a script co-written by Steven Spielberg, was about a family’s home haunted by a host of ghosts.
Image: Poltergeist, MGM/UA, 1982
