The Lost Boys
Hit 1987 vampire movieThe Lost Boysis head to the small screen soon via The CW , and here ’s what we know about the television serial so far . Sporting the tagline " catch some Z’s all day . Party all night . Never grow old . Never croak . It ’s fun to be a vampire . ,“The suffer Boysis perhaps one of the most purely fun vampire film ever made . It sports coolheaded killing , a mould full of recognizable faces , a rocking 1980s soundtrack , coloured setting , and the overall atmosphere of a party .
Sure , Near Darkis probably the better movie , but it ’s not hard to see why 1987 audiences gravitated towardThe Lost Boys . It ’s a dandy time , and expertly combine the scares and other trappings of a repulsion story with comic comedy and an nimbus of coolness . Of course , one also should n’t underestimate the draught power of Corey Feldman and Corey Haim , who at the clip were two of the biggest unseasoned asterisk in Hollywood .
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Since 2016 , The CW has been trying to get a TV serial adjustment ofThe lose Boysoff the ground . Now , it looks like they ’re finally close to make it happen . Here ’s everything we know about the project , which is still somewhat shroud in mystery .
The Lost Boys TV Series Release Date
The Lost BoysTV serial has actually been in development since summer 2016 , when reports first surfaced of its existence . Veronica MarscreatorRob Thomaswas and is behind the project , and will serve as an executive manufacturer . The series hail from Warner Bros. TV , where Thomas has an overall production deal , and is signify to bare on The CW . After a few false commencement , The CW at last range a pilot in early 2019 , with Thomas ' original idea being reworked by writer Heather Mitchell . However , the pilot was eventually passed on by The CW , and Mitchell and Thomas retooled the hand once again . A new pilot will be filmed soon , but it ’s unclear exactly when . If it ’s finished in 2020 , a fall 2021 release seems consistent , assuming The CW does n’t exit again .
The Lost Boys TV Series Story Details
Thomas ' original program forThe Lost BoysTV serieswas an ambitious seven - time of year story set over 70 years that would focus on the vampires , with the surrounding reference and set changing each time of year . Mitchell ’s first rewrite after The CW last ordered a pilot simplified things greatly , reducing the planned plot of ground to a remake of the film , centering on two chum who move to Santa Carla , California with their female parent and coming upon vampires , with one being turned . That ’s been retained for the 2nd archetype attempt , but the persona gens have all been changed for whatever intellect . Details beyond that are currently unavailable .
The Lost Boys TV Series Cast
Notably , the entire cast of the firstLost BoysTV series fender ended up being dropped . As for the presently set mold , Lincoln Younes ( Little Monsters ) will play Benjamin , the loss leader of the vampire bunch , and equivalent toKiefer Sutherland ’s David . Ruby Cruz ( Castle Rock ) has been cast as Elsie , equivalent to Jami Gertz ’s Star . Rochelle Aytes ( Trick ' gas constant Treat ) will play Jackie , the undivided female parent equivalent to Dianne Wiest ’s Lucy Emerson , while newcomer Branden Cook plays her senior Logos Garrett , the series ' variant of Jason Patric ’s Michael . Plenty of other purpose remain to be filled .
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