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| British horror specialists Hammer Films are to remake The Abominable Snowman, their own 1957 cult classic starring Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker. The project is being produced by Ben Holden, who is currently producing Hammer's Woman in Black sequel, subtitled Angel of Death. | British horror specialists Hammer Films are to remake The Abominable Snowman, their own 1957 cult classic starring Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker. The project is being produced by Ben Holden, who is currently producing Hammer's Woman in Black sequel, subtitled Angel of Death. |
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| In the original, Cushing and Tucker play scientists who are searching for the mythical giant beasts in the Himalayas; the Yeti turn out to be intelligent beings laying low until they can reclaim their land from invading humankind. Hammer have said their new version, from Pusher scriptwriter Matthew Read and Angel of Death writer Jon Croker, will be a "modern take" on the story, in which "a scientific expedition's illegal ascent up an unclimbed peak of one of the world's most formidable mountains accidentally awakens an ancient creature that could spell a certain end for them all". | In the original, Cushing and Tucker play scientists who are searching for the mythical giant beasts in the Himalayas; the Yeti turn out to be intelligent beings laying low until they can reclaim their land from invading humankind. Hammer have said their new version, from Pusher scriptwriter Matthew Read and Angel of Death writer Jon Croker, will be a "modern take" on the story, in which "a scientific expedition's illegal ascent up an unclimbed peak of one of the world's most formidable mountains accidentally awakens an ancient creature that could spell a certain end for them all". |
| The Abominable Snowman marks Hammer's first major attempt to capitalise on their extensive back catalogue, which takes in some of the most recognisable figures in British horror, including a string of Dracula and Frankenstein films starring Cushing alongside Christopher Lee. | The Abominable Snowman marks Hammer's first major attempt to capitalise on their extensive back catalogue, which takes in some of the most recognisable figures in British horror, including a string of Dracula and Frankenstein films starring Cushing alongside Christopher Lee. |
| Originally set up in 1934, Hammer flourished in the 1950s and 60s under the stewardship of James Carreras and his son Michael, alongside founder William Hinds and his son Anthony. The company stopped making films in the 1980s and went into virtual hibernation, until it was acquired by successful TV producer John de Mol in 2007. Hammer re-established itself as a serious cinematic force with Let Me In, the remake of the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In, before following up with the successful Susan Hill adaptation The Woman in Black, which starred Daniel Radcliffe. | Originally set up in 1934, Hammer flourished in the 1950s and 60s under the stewardship of James Carreras and his son Michael, alongside founder William Hinds and his son Anthony. The company stopped making films in the 1980s and went into virtual hibernation, until it was acquired by successful TV producer John de Mol in 2007. Hammer re-established itself as a serious cinematic force with Let Me In, the remake of the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In, before following up with the successful Susan Hill adaptation The Woman in Black, which starred Daniel Radcliffe. |
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