Although he received his begin writing entries for the Paranormal Exercise franchise (and directing Paranormal Exercise: The Marked Ones), Christopher Landon has grow to be finest recognized for his personal output, together with the 2 Joyful Dying Day films and Freaky. Now he is taking up a basic horror comedy, signing on to write down and direct a brand new model of Arachnophobia.

The 1990 authentic centered on a small city terrorized by a colony of lethal South American spiders by accident introduced into the States Jeff Daniels starred as a health care provider who strikes his household from the massive metropolis for the calm bucolic small-town life with John Goodman taking part in a know-it-all exterminator. It was directed by Frank Marshall, who will return as an govt producer right here.

The Amblin workforce will produce this one alongside James Wan’s Atomic Monster firm, and Landon might be hoping keep away from the normal deluge of “whyyyyyy??!!!” social media messages that accompany any announcement similar to this. He is additionally lengthy proved that he can mix humour and horror, which is good for the fabric.

And if it’s a success, dare we hope it opens the door again as much as Landon’s third deliberate Joyful Dying Day film?