'Teen Wolf' pilot moving ahead at MTV
From THR:
Reinvention is 'very different from' 1985 film, network says
MTV's reinvention of the 1980s movie "Teen Wolf" is inching closer to reality with a pilot presentation order.
The cable network announced the project in January as part of its development slate. After seeing the script, MTV brass picked it up to presentation.
The 1985 film starred Michael J. Fox as a teenager who discovers he is a werewolf. The MTV version will be set in high school, draw from the horror genre to explore werewolf mythology and include a romantic plot line.
"It has a fresh take and is very different from the original," said Liz Gateley, senior vp MTV series development. "It has more of an 'American Werewolf in Paris' feel to it. It's a dramatic thriller with two best friends in the center who provide a great comedy element: They are two very relatable characters on the outer circles of popular cliques."
The new "Wolf" was written by "Criminal Minds" creator Jeff Davis, who executive produces the pilot with Marty Adelstein (Fox's "Prison Break") and Rene Echevarria (ABC's "Castle").
Reinvention is 'very different from' 1985 film, network says
MTV's reinvention of the 1980s movie "Teen Wolf" is inching closer to reality with a pilot presentation order.
The cable network announced the project in January as part of its development slate. After seeing the script, MTV brass picked it up to presentation.
The 1985 film starred Michael J. Fox as a teenager who discovers he is a werewolf. The MTV version will be set in high school, draw from the horror genre to explore werewolf mythology and include a romantic plot line.
"It has a fresh take and is very different from the original," said Liz Gateley, senior vp MTV series development. "It has more of an 'American Werewolf in Paris' feel to it. It's a dramatic thriller with two best friends in the center who provide a great comedy element: They are two very relatable characters on the outer circles of popular cliques."
The new "Wolf" was written by "Criminal Minds" creator Jeff Davis, who executive produces the pilot with Marty Adelstein (Fox's "Prison Break") and Rene Echevarria (ABC's "Castle").
Labels: Michael J. Fox, MTV, remake, Teen Wolf
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