Paramount Sleepy Hollow Reboot (TBA)

[kylor]

Lindsey Beer To Write And Direct A Reboot Of ‘Sleepy Hollow’ For Paramount

EXCLUSIVE: After recently signing an overall deal with the studio, Lindsey Beer and Paramount look to have found their next big property to tackle. Sources tell Deadline that the studio is set to reboot the classic horror title Sleepy Hollow, with Beer writing, directing and producing alongside Todd Garner and Spencer Walken of Broken Road Productions.

The tale about the headless horseman who terrorizes a small town and its newest resident, Ichabod Crane, has seen many iterations over the decades including the 1949 Disney animated movie and the 2010s Fox TV series. The most popular one was produced by Paramount in 1999 and starred Johnny Depp as Crane with Tim Burton directing. The film grossed more than $200 million at the worldwide box office and remains a must-watch during the Halloween season.

Exact plot details are unknown for Beer’s adaptation at this time.

Beer recently makes her directorial debut with the upcoming Pet Sematary prequel for Paramount, which Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is producing. The film is in post-production and is set to be released this year. Prior to making her jump to directing, Beer has been one of the most sought-after writers in Hollywood, having recently working on the new Star Trek film for Paramount and Bad Robot. She also recently turned in a draft for a remake of Bambi for Disney, and Hello Kitty for New Line and Beau Flynn for which she also serves as an executive producer.

In television, she is serving as writer and showrunner on several projects including showrunner and creator for Netflix’s The Magic Order, based on the comics by Mark Millar.

Garner is the founder and head of Broken Road Productions, which has an overall with Paramount. His Broken Road credits include Mortal Kombat, Vacation Friends, Haunt, The Possession of Hanna Grace, Tag, Isn’t It Romantic, Paul Blart: Mall Cop and its sequel, Knight and Day and many more.

Garner produced Senior Year, which has been No. 1 on Netflix’s film charts for two weeks in row. It stars Rebel Wilson and is produced by Paramount’ Players division.

Beer is repped by ICM Partners and Gang Tyre.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/lindsey...nt-1235042918/

[stvn1974]

I predict now that we get Ichabodetta and the Headless Horsewoman.

[Mikezilla3k]

At least we'll probably get an actually good release of the original out of this.

[BloodshotUSA]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

I predict now that we get Ichabodetta and the Headless Horsewoman.

Ichabod will be an idiot and Katrina will be the main character....

...which I'm fine with....if the story is good.

[BudBaxter]

Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

At least we'll probably get an actually good release of the original out of this.

Yes Yes Yes.

I have no problem with them making another version, it's not like it hasn't been adapted load of times before in movies & TV. A new take on the material could be interesting.

Just please give us a 4K restoration of the Tim Burton movie. Visually, that film's a work of art & none of the current or previous releases have done it justice. & please, no tweaking or 'updating' of the colour timing that sometimes happens in these restorations. It's perfect as it is.

[samlop10]

Lol. Yeah I’m more excited about the fact Tim Burton’s version will get restored, hopefully on a 4K disc.

[Mystic]

It's interesting to note that Lindsey Beer hasn't worked on any original concepts of her own, and is only focused on reboots and prequels and comic book adaptations. In it's only way, it says something about the current Hollywood creative mindset.

I only hope that this triggers the release of Burton's film in terms of a proper version with upgraded A/V.

[-JKR-]

I'm in on the hype...

...for the 4K restoration of Tim Burton's amazing version!!!!

[Hellraiserfan]

Damn...this is the project I was crossing my fingers for Robert Eggers to make. This story is right up his alley. Oh well. This one could be good and I really like the Burton film at least.

[Damon1281]

Reboot? Is there a Sleepy Hollow Franchise?

[Gizz]

Originally Posted by Damon1281

Reboot? Is there a Sleepy Hollow Franchise?

There was a TV series back around 2013. Let them reboot the 1999 film if it's good I got another film to watch if not then all I have lost is my time watching it. Hope we might also get a 4K release of the Tim Burton film.

[voltz]

Sign me up for that 4K scan as well!

[Monterey Jack]

To add to what everyone else has said, the only good thing to come out of a reboot will be the strong possibility of a much-needed 4K remaster of the Tim Burton film.

[bmudRB]

Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

At least we'll probably get an actually good release of the original out of this.

Yes, as much as I like Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, I did not like their version of the movie.

[Zillamon51]

No Depp, no sale! J/K

When the Pet Sematary prequel drops, we'll get an idea of what this lady can do. The recent remake certainly didn't set a high bar.

I hope it's another adaptation of the story, not a remake of the Burton film. That movie is dripping with his signature style; another director trying to imitate that would be daft.

In for a restored 4K UHD of the original!

[steve_dave]

I don’t think journalists er I mean “journalists” know what reboot means for Hollywood films anymore. This is a not a reboot of the 1999 Sleepy Hollow film, it is another adaptation of the Washington Irving story.

This is like calling the 2010 Sherlock a reboot of the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes. Or the 2012 Elementary a modern reboot of the Robert Downey Jr Sherlock Holmes.

[voltz]

This is one of those classic cult tales that gets redone once (or twice) a generation, so we can't label it a reboot, remake or anything unless it's some kind of a franchise.

Of course we've all picked Tim Burton on this one.

[Poya]

Nolan should reboot all Tim Burton-started franchises.

[Damon1281]

Originally Posted by Poya

Nolan should reboot all Tim Burton-started franchises.

Tim Burton should reboot the MCU.