It is considered one of the best films of all time: Charles Laughton created an abysmal masterpiece with The Night of the Hunter. Almost 70 years later, a remake is to be made.
When The Night of the Hunter was released in 1955, critics and audiences were not at all convinced by what Charles Laughton had done with the novel of the same name, which had been published two years earlier by Davis Grubb. The dark story about a murderer of women was viewed with extreme skepticism.
In the meantime, however, The Night of the Hunter enjoys the status of a masterpiece and has gone down in the history of moving pictures as a groundbreaking film noir. In 2008, the prestigious film magazine Cahiers du cinéma even ranked it second among the best films of all time. Now a new film adaptation has been announced
The Night of the Hunter: The creative team behind Marvel’s Doctor Strange brings the remake to theaters
As the Hollywood Reporter reports, Universal Pictures is keen to bring The Night of the Hunter (originally The Night of the Hunter) to theaters as a remake. Two creatives have already been linked to the project: director Scott Derrickson and screenwriter C. Robert Cargill.
Here you can watch the trailer for the first film adaptation:
The two are known for their multiple collaborations in the horror genre. Derrickson and Cargill are behind nasty shockers such as Sinister and The Black Phone. They have also left their mark in the blockbuster sector: they brought the mighty Doctor Strange into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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The story of The Night of the Hunter is set in the USA during the Great Depression and tells the story of wife-killer Harry Powell. In prison, he learns that his cellmate has stolen and hidden 10,000 US dollars during a robbery. Only his children know where the money is now.
When Powell is released from prison, he sets off in search of the money and pretends to be a priest. The tattoos on his hands are particularly iconic: “Love” and “Hate” are written in individual letters across his fingers. In the first film version, Powell was played by Robert Mitchum.
