Several months back, we reported that Rosebud & Twisted Pictures were producing 4 new remakes of classic RKO pictures. Now, the first of the bunch has landed a director. Adam Marcus, the director of JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY will direct I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE from a script he co-wrote with Debra Sullivan according to Variety. "Adam and Deborah have created a chilling screenplay that along with Adam's vision would make Lewton proud," Fickman told Variety.

The article continues, "The film focuses on a private tutor who discovers a terrifying family secret while working at the ancient estate of a New Orleans businessman. The original was a forerunner of the corps of walking corpse films that followed. Hartley called the film one of the most valuable in the RKO library. RKO's Ted Hartley will produce with Twisted's Mark Burg, Oren Koules and Carl Mazzocone. Andy Fickman, who recently pacted with Roseblood and Twisted to oversee four remakes, will be exec producer Betsy Sullenger, his partner in their Oops Doughnuts production banner."

Those other remakes include the Robert Wise-directed Bela Lugosi-Boris Karloff starrer “THE BODY SNATCHER” (1945); the Mark Robson-directed Karloff starrer “BEDLAM” (1946); and the John Farrow-directed Lucille Ball-John Carradine starrer “FIVE CAME BACK” (1939).


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