A Silent Night, Deadly Night Reboot Is Coming From Terrifier‘s Backers

Terrifier 3 was an instant deed astatine the container office—just the latest occurrence for the low-budget, gleefully gory fearfulness franchise, which has (presumably) astatine slightest 1 much movie connected the way. But Terrifier bid distributor Cineverse is besides looking for the adjacent gruesome breakout, and it’s turning to a 1980s franchise that’s ripe for a revival, peculiarly since similar Terrifier 3, it revolves astir a psychotic Santa Claus: Silent Night, Deadly Night.

Deadline had the scoop connected the Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot, reporting that it volition beryllium written and directed by Mike P. Nelson. Nelson is nary alien to franchise revivals; helium directed the 2021 Wrong Turn reboot, an entertaining introduction successful a franchise that had different tally retired of steam. He besides wrote and directed the intersecting “No Wake” and “Ambrosia” segments of V/H/S/85, which means he’s liable for 1 of the V/H/S series’ astir startling twists—no tiny feat.

The caller Silent Night, Deadly Night volition person the enforcement producers of the 1984 archetypal aboard for added authenticity; Terrifier 3‘s Brad Miska, who had a large relation successful bringing Damien Leone’s instauration to wide audiences, is besides among the enforcement producers.

According to the trade, Silent Night, Deadly Night is aiming for a 2025 theatrical release. A November-December tally would marque seasonal sense—though Halloween timing would besides work: Terrifier 3, featuring Art the Clown’s ain holly jolly misadventures, deed screens successful mid-October.

The archetypal Silent Night, Deadly Night is astir a kid named Billy who witnesses his parents’ execution astatine the hands of a Santa suit-clad killer, past grows up to become… a Santa suit-clad killer. It spawned respective sequels (part 2 is to blasted for the infamous “Garbage day!” meme), though aboriginal bid entries are much of the “in sanction only” variety. In the ’80s, a slasher movie featuring Santa Claus arsenic a murderous maniac was seen arsenic outrageously shocking, and the movie was rather controversial. That’s not apt to hap this clip around, particularly successful a post-Terrifier 3 world.

There’s nary connection connected signifier Nelson’s mentation mightiness take—hopefully helium keeps the nightmare-inducing gramps quality successful the story—but Deadline’s punctuation from him much than conveys his excitement.

“The accidental to enactment with producers progressive with the archetypal Silent Night, Deadly Night and to spouse with the Terrifier 3 squad is an honor,” helium told the trade. “I’ll ne'er hide walking into the video store astatine the mini promenade erstwhile I was 5 and seeing that poster for the archetypal film. I was successful awe and started imagining what horrifying things would happen. To beryllium a portion of the film’s bequest galore years aboriginal is insane! I’m looking guardant to getting accumulation underway, and unleashing my caller instrumentality connected this compelling story. Billy is back!”

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