Both IT movies came out in September and both hit the top 10 of the domestic box office, so it could be the perfect date for another King Adaption. The September release date is also a super smart choice, considering that mid-October’s release of Halloween Ends will surly be the big pull for Halloween in 2022. This is only his second directing gig, having jumped behind the camera for Annabelle Comes Home. Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire. Cody.ĭirecting the new film is writer-director Gary Dauberman, who has been a writing force in the Conjuring universe, and also penned the screen plays and co-wrote another King adaption, IT and IT Part Two in 20. Joining the group will be Makenzie Leigh ( Gotham) will appears as Ben’s love interest Susan Norton, and Alfre Woodard as gender swapped Dr. Joining Pullman is Bill Camp ( The Queen’s Gambit) as high school teacher Matt Burke, who plays a Van Helsing styled role in the books, guiding Ben and his small band of vampire hunters in a desperate fight back against the growing infection. This new adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot will star Bad Times at the El Royale’s Lewis Pullman (The son of Bill Pullman) as Ben Mears, a writer who returns to his child-hood home only to find it slowly infested with vampires. Warner Brothers dropped the dates last week, letting fans know that the vampire film will be slouching into theaters on September 9th, 2022. It was originally set for 9 September 2022, the post-Labor Day weekend that had been successful for the studio's past horror releases, but was postponed "due to COVID-related delays in the post-production realm." It will be streamed on HBO Max 45 days after its theatrical release.Here’s a little bit of news for you to sink your teeth into, the new movie adaption of Salem’s Lot now has a release date set for 2022. Salem's Lot is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on 21 April 2023 by Warner Bros. Additional arrangements were done by Nathan Barr. On 20 June 2022, Canadian-Vietnamese rock band Abraham Lincoln and composer Lisbeth Scott were announced as composers for the score. In October 2021, Jordan Preston Carter, Nicholas Crovetti, and Cade Woodward were confirmed to star. The Princeton Public Library in Princeton, Massachusetts, was also booked as a filming location for three days. Salem’s Lot will be released on September 9th, 2022. Cody, Makenzie Leigh as Susan Norton, John Benjamin Hickey as Father Callahan, William Sadler in an as of now unannounced role, and it was directed by Gary Dauberman (It). Filming in the state of Massachusetts took place in Ipswich and the towns of Sterling and Clinton, both within Worcester County. The movie also stars Jordan Preston Carter as Mark Petrie, Alfre Woodard as Dr.
That same month, principal photography commenced in Boston with cinematographer Michael Burgess. In September, Alfre Woodard, William Sadler, Pilou Asbæk, and John Benjamin Hickey were added to the cast. In August 2021, Lewis Pullman was selected to portray the film's lead role, with Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, and Spencer Treat Clark joining the cast. In April 2020, Dauberman was announced as director. I haven't seen that in a long, long time, and I'm excited for people to see it." It's so fun to play around with vampires and make something truly scary. Originally set for theatrical release on September 9, 2022, Bloody Disgusting has learned that. It hasn't had the big-screen treatment yet, which is how I felt about It. New Line’s upcoming Salem’s Lot remake, we’ve learned that the film’s release date has been changed. I'm very, very excited to be a part of that and tackle it.
In an interview, Dauberman was asked if he would apply the same writing approach he utilized for It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), adaptations of King's novel of the same name, to which he replied, "I like to be as true to the story as I possibly can until it gets a little too unwieldy for a movie. The feature film from New Line Cinema was announced in April 2019 when The Hollywood Reporter revealed Gary Dauberman was set to write the screenplay and executive produce and James Wan was attached as a producer. Salem's Lot is an adaptation of the 1975 novel of the same name by Stephen King.