Belle increasingly gets convinced that tragic incident is behind the uneasiness and sense of foreboding she feels. She discovers that 40 years ago, a family had been murdered by one of their own members in the very house she now resides in. Soon after trying to settle into a new school where Belle struggles to make friends, she starts experiencing strange things around the house. Having fallen on difficult times after James is left brain-dead following an unfortunate accident, Joan is struggling to pay for his rising healthcare costs while hoping he gets better someday. Review: When Joan Walker (Jennifer Jason Leigh) moves into the reportedly haunted Amityville House with her three kids - Belle (Bella Thorne), Juliet (Mckenna Grace) and James (Cameron Monaghan), the family is hoping for a fresh start. Are you looking forward to this iconic story being told with a modern-day spin in Amityville: The Awakening? Or do you think this franchise is fit for the graveyard? Chime in with your thoughts after taking a look at the trailer and poster.Story: Things go awfully wrong rather quickly when a single mother moves into a haunted house with her three children. If the new trailer wasn't enough, The Weinstein Company has also released a new poster, which puts a social media spin on this iconic story. There have also been rumors that this summer's The Conjuring: The Enfield Poltergeist opens with the Amityville Horror case, but that hasn't been confirmed. The franchise was rebooted in 2005 with a new version of The Amityville Horror, starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George. The original horror classic The Amityville Horror hit theaters in 1979, spawning a number of sequels such as 1982's Amityville II: The Possession, 1983's Amityville 3D, Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes, The Amityville Curse, Amityville 1992: It's About Time, Amityville: A New Generation and Amityville: Dollhouse. The Amityville Horror stories are based on events in the life of George Lutz. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Cameron Monaghan and Taylor Spreitler star as Belle's mother, brother and sister, with the supporting cast rounded out by Taylor Spreitler, Thomas Mann, Mckenna Grace, Dan Martino, Hunter Goligoski and Brian Breiter.Īmityville: The Awakening is written and directed by Franck Khalfoun ( Maniac, P2) and produced by groundbreaking and top horror producer Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions ( The Purge, Insidious, Paranormal Activity). In the movie, Belle ( Bella Thorne) and her family move into a new house, but when strange phenomena begin to occur, Belle begins to suspect her Mother isn't telling her everything and soon realizes they just moved into the infamous Amityville house. This thriller will be going up against Collide, God's Not Dead 2 and Rings.Īmityville: The Awakening is a revival of the popular franchise and a modern twist on the classic horror film.
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Today, The Weinstein Company has released yet another trailer, which features largely the same footage as the first teaser, with the movie now set for release on April 1. Just a month later, the studio yanked the film out of its release date, and we haven't heard anything about it since then. Way back in August 2014, Dimension Films released the first trailer for Amityville: The Awakening, which at the time, was scheduled to hit theaters on January 2, 2015.