Add another to the list of remakes. Today’s addition? ‘The Howling.’

Variety says indie producers Joel Kastelberg and Moonstone Entertainment’s Etchie Stroh are re-launching the werewolf franchise as ‘The Howling: Reborn.’

Joe Nimziki will write the script and make his feature directorial debut. Nimziki is a former studio marketing executive who has worked at New Line, MGM and Sony.

The original ‘Howling,’ released in 1981,was directed by Joe Dante (‘Gremlins 2: The Second Batch,’ ‘Innerspace’) and written by John Sayles. Dee Wallace-Stone starred as Karen White, a news anchor stalked by a serial killer who turns out to be a werewolf. Karen and her husband are sent by her therapist to a secluded resort in the countryside, called ‘The Colony,’ where the inhabitants may not be what they seem. ‘The Howling’ was based on a novel of the same name by Gary Brandner, and followed by six sequels.

The reboot is due to start shooting in February and a Halloween release is expected. Plot details are being kept under wraps. Variety says Steve Lane and Bob Pringle, who served as executive producers on the original, will also executive produce ‘The Howling: Reborn.’

Kastelberg’s credits include ‘Bodies, Rest and Motion,’ ‘Mr. Jealousy’ and ‘Kicking and Screaming.’ Stroh’s include ‘Cookie’s Fortune,’ ‘Dancing at the Blue Iguana’ and ‘Stranger Than Fiction.’

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