The 1980 Disney cult classic The Watcher in the Woods is getting a reboot, courtesy of Lifetime and Melissa Joan Hart.
The original The Watcher in the Woods starred Bette Davis as Mrs. Alywood, whose daughter Karen disappeared during a seance years before. The remake will cast Angelica Houston in the role of Mrs. Alywood, and will also star Tallulah Evans as Jan and Dixie Egerickx as Ellie. Melissa Joan Hart is the executive producer with Scott Abott providing the script.
The plot synopsis, according to Variety…
When Jan Carstairs (Tallulah Evans) and her family move into the idyllic Alywood manor for the summer, the family is warned against entering the surrounding woods, but Jan and her little sister Ellie (Dixie Egerickx) hear voices coming from the forest. As Jan unravels the dark past hidden by the townspeople, she delves further into the mystery and deeper into danger, but now it might be too late to escape.
No release date has been set. More information can be found on the movie’s IMDb page.
The Unseen Watcher in the Woods
The original ending of the ’80s film showed the Watcher in its, uh, full glory. The Watcher was represented as an alien beastie that was a combination of animatronics and early CGI. Test audiences laughed at the creature, and Disney recut the ending to replace the on-screen Watcher with something a little more ambiguous. It’s unclear how Lifetime will handle the monster in the remake.
[Source: Variety]
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