Some interesting news tonight as it has been announced that Jen and Sylvia Soska, the Soska Twins will be directing a remake of the classic David Cronenberg film, Rabid.
Both Cronenberg and the Soska Twins are Canadian so it comes as no surprise they were tapped for the job, also because they are the hottest horror directors around right now.
John Vidette’s Somerville House Releasing has entered into a joint venture with Paul Lalonde and Michael Walker to produce a feature film and original TV series based on the 1977 Canadian horror film.
The original film starred adult film actress Marilyn Chambers in one of her first mainstream roles, trying to break out of that industry.
The film explored the world of experimental plastic surgery with Chambers playing a woman injured in a motorcycle accident who underwent a surgical operation and developed a stinger that she uses to feed on people’s blood — triggering an outbreak of a rabies-like epidemic that turned its victims into bloodthirsty zombies.
The Soska sisters have previously directed See No Evil 2 (2014), American Mary (2012), and Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009), along with a plethora of short films and a successful horror based reality series, Hellevator.
“The addition of Jen and Sylvia Soska to the team is a real coup,” Lalonde said. “When you’re remaking a classic horror film like Rabid, you have to make sure you don’t compromise when it comes to the director. The Soskas are among the hottest young directors in the horror genre and I couldn’t be happier with our choice.”
Filming will take place in the summer in Canada.
Source: Variety
