Review Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

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Ovredal Replaces Del Toro On “Scary Stories”


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Andre Ovredal (“The Autopsy of Jane Doe,” “Trollhunters”) is set to direct “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” for CBS Films.

Based on the trilogy of books by Alvin Schwartz, the story follows a group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in their small town. Kevin Hageman and Dan Hageman (“The Lego Movie”) penned the most recent draft.

Ovredal takes over from Guillermo del Toro who was originally planning to direct and will now instead produce with Sean Daniel, Jason Brown and Elizabeth Grave. Filming will begin next summer.
 
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Guillermo del Toro to Produce “Scary Stories”


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Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro will produce and co-write the film adaptation of “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” for CBS Films and Entertainment One.

Based on the Alvin Schwartz book series, the story follows a group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding the sudden and macabre deaths in their small town.

Andre Ovredal (“The Autopsy of Jane Doe,” “Trollhunter”) directs the project which is co-written by Daniel and Kevin Hageman.

Sean Daniel, Elizabeth Grave, Jason F. Brown, and J. Miles Dale will produce. Filming begins this summer in Toronto.
 
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Five Set As The Teens Of “Scary Stories”


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Austin Abrams (“The Americans”), Michael Garza (“Wayward Pines”), Gabriel Rush (“Moonrise Kingdom”), Austin Zajur (“Kidding”) and Natalie Ganzhorn (“Wet Bum”) have all joined the cast of “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” for CBS Films and eOne.

Guillermo del Toro is producing this adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s YA novel series with the new faces joining Zoe Colletti in the production which commences filming this week.

The story deals with how a series of horrific deaths have impacted a small town, with a group of teens being the only ones who can solve them. Andre Ovredal helms the film and aims to craft as scary a film as he can make he says in a statement.

Kevin Hageman and Dan Hageman co-wrote the screenplay with del Toro, Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan. del Toro, Sean Daniel, Jason Brown, J. Miles Dale and Elizabeth Grave produce.
 
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The first poster has arrived for the Guillermo Del Toro-produced “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” a feature film adaptation of the works of author Alvin Schwartz opening August 9th. In addition, the first footage for the project will arrive in the form of a trailer during the Super Bowl tomorrow.

The kid-friendly horror film will include several of Schwartz’s short stories being adapted including “Harold,” about a scarecrow who flays his abusive owner, and “The Red Spot” in which a growing red spot on a girl’s face is actually a subcutaneous spider gestation sack. André Ovredal is directing the project from a script by Daniel Hageman, Kevin Hageman and del Toro.
 
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