Samuel L. Jackson has joined the cast of THE BLOB remake. The new version of the classic story, which has been filmed in 1958 and 1988, will be directed by Simon West (CON AIR, WILD CARD), with Goldcrest Films handling distribution and global sales.
The movie, much like the 1958 original, will revolve around an alien life form that threatens a small town. Jackson will play a biochemistry professor attempting to thwart the other-worldly predator discovered deep within the earth.
Richard Saperstein, Brian Witten, Judith Parker Harris and Taewon Chung will produce the film, along with Jack Harris, the 96-year-old producer of the original movie.
West released the following in a statement: “I have been waiting to work with Samuel L. Jackson my whole career. He is a unique talent in the industry, definitely one of a kind. I am so pleased that we will finally get to collaborate on this project.”
“Samuel L. Jackson has a reputation for thrilling audiences in commercial movies that deliver real box office success – this is a huge boost to our distribution partners and just adds to the excitement that is building around the picture,” added Pascal Degove, Managing Director of Goldcrest Films.
Shooting kicks off later this year for a 2016 release.
