{"id":44709,"date":"2021-02-01T05:55:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T02:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tentaclii.wordpress.com\/?p=44709"},"modified":"2021-02-01T05:55:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T02:55:55","slug":"richard-stanleys-lovecraft-trilogy-is-greenlit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jurn.link\/tentaclii\/index.php\/2021\/02\/01\/richard-stanleys-lovecraft-trilogy-is-greenlit\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Stanley’s Lovecraft trilogy is ‘greenlit’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard Stanley’s successful H.P. Lovecraft movie adaptation of The Colour Out of Space<\/em> is to be joined by two more. It was reported last week that a movie of “The Dunwich Horror” has been ‘greenlit’ for production, and thus the mooted trilogy is actually underway. <\/p>\n

The third movie in the trilogy is not mentioned. What could it be? The $200m blockbuster possibilities can be discounted (“Mountains”, “Shadow”, “Cthulhu” etc). On a more medium-sized budget “The Shadow over Innsmouth” could just about be done and would have the most obvious box-office appeal. But it would still likely be outside the budget range, and also lacks some of the more trippy aspects of Lovecraft that obviously interest Stanley. <\/p>\n

My guess is that it’ll be “The Dreams in the Witch House”. The latter would allow re-use of Miskatonic University sets from “The Dunwich Horror”, has the necessary psychedelic potential, and offers various ‘contemporary’ angles likely to please producers requiring ‘political relevance’.<\/p>\n

Netflix is also said to have an Indiana Jones vs. Cthulhu<\/em> TV-movie spoof scripted and in the works, Gordon Hemingway & The Realm of Cthulhu<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Update: almost as soon as it was greenlit, the movie series has now been abruptly cancelled. Ah well… such is the fickle movie business.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Richard Stanley’s successful H.P. Lovecraft movie adaptation of The Colour Out of Space is to be joined by two more. …<\/p>\n

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