Walking Dead Creator Plots American Werewolf in London Remake

Walking Deadcreator Robert Kirkman will co-produce a remake of John Landis 1981 horror comedy, An American Werewolf in London, Deadlinereports.

Landis son, Max, is slated to write and direct the film. The younger Landis recently made his feature film directorial debut with the romantic comedy, Me Him Her, which he also wrote. Landis has also written several movies including Mr. Right,Victor Frankensteinand American Ultra.

Kirkman will produce the remake withWalking Deadexecutive producer David Alpertthrough their production company Skybound Entertainment. News of the remake comes not long after John Landis and filmmaker Anthony Waller who helmed the 1997 loose sequel, An American Werewolf in Paris inked a deal with Universal Pictures for the rights to the movie.

An American Werewolf in Londonstarred David Naughton and Griffin Dunne as David and Jack, two college students whose backpacking trip through Britain goes awry after being attacked by a werewolf. While David survives, Jacks ghost visits him and informs him that hes now a werewolf. When David ignores the news, it leads to a killing spree, an awkward morning after in the London Zoo and a grisly end.

The film also boasted a famously ironic soundtrack that included Van Morrisons Moondance alongside renditions of Blue Moon by both Bobby Vinton and Sam Cooke and the Marcels. Creedence Clearwater Revivals Bad Moon Rising was used in the moments before Davids iconic transformation. One notable absence from the soundtrack: Warren Zevons Werewolves of London.