Larry Fessenden Directing ‘Orphanage’ Remake

Let’s take a little stroll through the works of one Larry Fessenden.   In 2001, he directed a film called ‘Wendigo,’ a psychological horror film about the legend of the Wendigo, a half-man, half-deer creature who can change its appearance at will.   In 2006, Fessenden directed ‘The Last Winter,’ which also touched on the Wendigo mythology.   Fessenden’s contribution to “Fear Itself” was an episode called “Skin and Bones,” which centered on the Wendigo.   Luckily for us, or not depending on how you feels about remakes, Fessenden’s next project is likely to be 100% Wendigo-free.

Fessenden has been tapped to helm New Line’s remake of ‘The Orphanage,’ the Spanish-language horror film that made audiences scream a few years back.   While this isn’t your typical Hollywood remake (Guillermo del Toro, who served as producer on the original, is working with Fessenden on the screenplay for the remake) it still bites into any fan of the original and their love for the film.

The original film, written by Sergio G. Sanchez and directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, centers on a woman who moves with her family into an abandoned orphanage.   Things begins taking a turn for the worse when her son tells her about his five, invisible friends.

No casting has been done, and del Toro is serving as producer once again.   Besides the Wendigo trio of films, Fessenden also serves as an actor.   He can currently be seen on the festival circuit in ‘I Sell the Dead.’

Source: The Hollywood Reporter