The Faculty | Remake coming, Companion director Drew Hancock linked

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The 1998 high school horror flick The Faculty is the next on the line to get the remake treatment. Drew Hancock is in line to direct.


Audiences seem to be having a good time with Drew Hancockā€™s feature debut, Companion. The horror comedy comes from Boulderlight, the same team that brought the wild horror, Barbarian into the world back in 2022. Following the success of that film, they seem to have the pick of many a horror project in Hollywood.

For Drew Hancock, that next project could well be a remake of the 1998 high school horror, The Faculty.

The original featured an ensemble of young talent including a young Elijah Wood and Josh Hartnett and was a fun film, a kind of late 90s teen horror spin on Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. Salma Hayek popped up, as did Robert Patrick and Famke Janssen. With Robert Rodriguez directing, the movie possessed his trademark kinetic style, making it a fun watch that made a tidy profit for Dimension Films, the subsidiary of Miramax that spawned a few horror titles, especially in the wake of Screamā€™s 1996 success.

If the film would have released just a week later in the US, it would have been a 1999 flick and perhaps would have been lauded more in the annals of movie history ā€“ canonised as part of what some believe to be the best crop of films in cinemaā€™s history. It was a subject explored in Brian Rafteryā€™s book, Best Movie Year Ever.

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Either way, the film is getting the remake treatment, with Hancock penning the script and possibly directing, although the latter part is not yet confirmed (thanks, World Of Reel).

Boulderlight is the production company that partners with Hancock and Barbarian director Zach Cregger and in the wake of that filmā€™s success, franchise projects are becoming a feature for both filmmakers. Hancock is turning his attention to a remake of The Faculty while after Weapons, Cregger has been linked to remakes of Clue and Resident Evil.

Beyond Hancock and Cregger, Boulderlight have given us some other terrific and unique films such as The Vigil and Wild Indian, so hereā€™s hoping that it continues producing such individual productions alongside more recognisable titles like The Faculty. Hereā€™s our review of Companion and weā€™ll let you know more about The Faculty, including casting as we hear it.

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