Blumhouse Reportedly Sets Next Horror Reboot With 1981 Cult Classic Slasher 15 Years After Last Entry

Summary

• Blumhouse is reportedly rebooting
  My Bloody Valentine
  , following their trend of previous horror franchise revivals with
  Halloween
  and
  The Exorcist
  .
• No director, writer, or story details have been revealed yet for the reported reboot, which comes 15 years after the last remake.
• With the studio’s recent reboot efforts proving underwhelming, a back-to-basics approach for
  My Bloody Valentine
  could correct this course.

Having already brought back Halloween and The Exorcist for modern audiences, Blumhouse may have found their next horror reboot in the form of My Bloody Valentine. The original 1981 Canadian slasher cult classic revolved around a small town being terrorized by a miner for revenge for the deaths of other miners around the February holiday. The movie would later get a 3D remake in 2009 from Drive Angry duo Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer, which garnered farely better reviews than the original and was a box office hit, grossing over $100 million against its $14 million production budget.

Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Blumhouse has entered early development on a new My Bloody Valentine movie. At the time of writing, no director, writer or story details have been revealed for the reported reboot, which comes 15 years after the franchise last made its way to the screen with the 2009 3D-based remake of the same name. Should the reports prove true, this would mark the latest property for Blumhouse to be revived for a modern audience, particularly for the horror genre after Halloween and The Exorcist: Believer before it.

Can My Bloody Valentine Correct Blumhouse’s Reboot Missteps?

Having first made a name for themselves with indie horror projects, Blumhouse has been steadily building a reputation for reviving classic horror properties in more recent years, namely beginning with 2018’s Halloween. In addition to producing a full trilogy for the Michael Myers franchise, the studio also reteamed with that movie’s co-writer/director, David Gordon Green, for an Exorcist legacy sequel, which was also set for a trilogy. Those plans were left unclear, however, when Green departed following the mixed reception to Believer, though Mike Flanagan is in talks to helm the next installment.

Though Believer and the Halloween sequels weren’t outright financial failures for the studio, they did see largely negative reviews from critics and mixed reviews from audiences, who felt the successful formula of 2018’s Halloween had not carried over to these other movies. Even some of their lesser-remembered horror revivals, namely Fantasy Island and Firestarter, failed to generate the same fanfare as some of their original franchises, including The Purge and Insidious. Check out how Blumhouse’s various revivals have fared on Rotten Tomatoes and at the box office below:

While nothing is official yet in the way of a My Bloody Valentine reboot, should Blumhouse move forward with the project, it could be part of their upcoming slate that can course correct their reboot missteps. Later this year will bring the Leigh Whannell-helmed Wolf Man reboot, something with a lot of anticipation after his Invisible Man success, while the studio’s prior success in the found footage genre with the Paranormal Activity movies has created some hope for their Blair Witch project. If Flanagan also closes the deal to make the new Exorcist movie, a My Bloody Valentine reboot could be one of many promising horror updates from Blumhouse, particularly if they look to the 2009 movie.

The first My Bloody Valentine remake is available to stream on Prime Video.

Source: Bloody Disgusting