Not a single sole had this on their bingo card. Cult classic slasher Sleepaway Camp is gearing up for a remake from Keenan Thompson and his company AFA. Say what?!
Oh, but there's more: original writer-director Robert Hiltzik is returning as well...
AFA, the production company and talent incubator of Kenan Thompson and Johnny Ryan Jr., has acquired remake rights to Sleepaway Camp, the cult classic ’80s slasher from writer-director Robert Hiltzik.
Specifics as to AFA’s take on the material are under wraps for now. But AFA has placed Hiltzik back at the helm to direct from his own script. While for decades, Hiltzik and his wife have been approached for rights to the franchise, they’ve held out in hopes of a scenario where they can be involved in revitalizing the franchise. To Thompson and Ryan Jr., whose AFA places an emphasis on keeping creative control and ownership with the artist, keeping the original architects of the franchise at the forefront of its evolution is a given.
Source: Deadline