Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Paramount ’s adjustment of Nickelodeon seriesAre You Afraid of the Dark ? , which was gear up forrelease in October 2019 , is now without a release date . The film was set to hit theaters at the same time as asmall screen miniseries revivalof the boob tube show , and Paramount had only recentlychanged its release dateto swap with Will Smith - lead sci - fi natural action movieGemini human being .
Running for seven seasons between 1990 and 2000 , airing on YTV in its native Canada and on Nickelodeon in the U.S.,Are You Afraid of the Dark?is a serious piece of nostalgia for ninety kids . The show ’s anthology repulsion stories were told around a campfire by a radical of teens who dubbed themselves The Midnight Society , who would take it in turn of events to throw " midnight detritus " into the flack and then tell the scariest story they could think of . D.J. Caruso was in talk to directfrom a playscript by Gary Dauberman and BenDavid Grabinski .
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Now , Box Officereports that among a smattering of Paramount acquittance particular date variety , Are You Afraid of the Dark?is no longer hitting theaters on October 4th , 2019 . No new press release appointment has been let on yet , which means that we could end up having to wait until next year for the film . It ’s unclear if this will have any shock on Nickelodeon ’s TV miniseries , which was to begin with reported to be dress for a timed handout alongside the moving-picture show .
Are You Afraid of the Dark?had a routine of particularly scary and memorable episode , like " The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner " and " The Tale of the Super Specs , " but the filmwill secernate an original storynot based on any of the TV show ’s episodes . It ’s possible that Paramount ’s conclusion to delay the press release has something to do with André Øvredal ’s adjustment ofScary Stories to Tell in the Darkreleasing just a couple of months earlier , on August 9th , and the studio apartment wanting to avoid a clash . Perhaps more potential is thatAre You Afraid of the Dark?has suffered a production delay , since it has n’t ( as far as we ’re aware ) begun filming yet .
Horror aimed at young audiences and/or featuring plucky groups of nestling has escort a resurgence in late year , with the popularity ofStranger Thingsand the recent large CRT screen adjustment ofIT . Last class visualize the release of a second movie based on R.L. Stine’sGoosebumpsbooks , which were also adapted as a telly show in the nineties . Are You Afraid of the Dark?could make for another strong addition to the genre … if Paramount could only make up one’s mind on a sacking date .
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