Near Dark (2008)

Infobox_Film
name = Near Dark
writer = Matt Craven
Kathryn Bigelow
starring = Sophia Bush
Bill Paxton
director = Ryan Zeller
producer = Kevin Thompson
cinematography = Moxie Films, UCSB
editing = Howard E. Smith
distributor = Warner Independent
released = October, 2008 Fact|date=August 2007
country = United States
language = English
budget = $6,000,000 Fact|date=August 2007
tagline = “The Adventure of Several Lifetime begins Near Dark“

"Near Dark" (2008) is a remake of the 1987 cult vampire film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The film was produced by Warner Brother's and was suppose to be released in March 2008, but due to many problems with the production the filming was never completed.

Concept

In 1987 two vampire movies were released: “The Lost Boys” and “Near Dark.” While “The Lost Boys” went on to a very substantial commercial success, the critically-superior film “Near Dark” bombed out of the theaters, but developed a very vocal cult following on home video. In part of Warner Brother’s new ‘Independent Label’ a modestly budgeted $5 million remake has been commissioned headed by Ryan Zeller (“One Tree Hill” & “The Hills Have Eyes”) in his directorial début.

Plot

Very little is known about the plot and it is still unclear how faithful the remake will be to the original’s plot. What is known is that the central focus will be on three teenagers in a family of vampires traveling route 66 in the late 1980s.

Cast

Trivia

*Filming for the film took place in the summer of 2007. After several weeks, filming was halted by the studio not liking the dailies. They have since gotten a new script, hired a new director, and re-casted the majority of the film.

*Sophia Bush & Bill Paxton were originally set to star.

*The entire second act as well as much of the first and a good amount of the fourth were filmed. The entire third act, as well as the resolution of the film were never completed.