Sony is digging into its vault to revive the 1997 cult creature feature “Anaconda” starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube and Jon Voight.
The studio has tapped “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Tomb Raider” screenwriter Evan Daugherty to write the script.
The film isn’t expected to be a sequel or a straight remake, but instead a reimagining of the film, which grossed roughly $137 million at the box office world wide and was disparaged by critics and audiences alike at the time.
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“Anaconda,” which also starred Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson, Kari Wuhrer and Jonathan Hyde, received a 40% critics score and a 42% audience score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
The original followed a documentary film crew on their trek through the Amazon when they come across a stranded, soon to be revealed obsessed, hunter (Voight) looking for a legendary — an enormous — snake,...
The studio has tapped “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Tomb Raider” screenwriter Evan Daugherty to write the script.
The film isn’t expected to be a sequel or a straight remake, but instead a reimagining of the film, which grossed roughly $137 million at the box office world wide and was disparaged by critics and audiences alike at the time.
Also Read: 'Hustlers' Real-Life Stripper Sues Stx for $40 Million Over Jennifer Lopez's Portrayal
“Anaconda,” which also starred Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson, Kari Wuhrer and Jonathan Hyde, received a 40% critics score and a 42% audience score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
The original followed a documentary film crew on their trek through the Amazon when they come across a stranded, soon to be revealed obsessed, hunter (Voight) looking for a legendary — an enormous — snake,...
- 1/24/2020
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
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