In a disappointing decision, Sony has resorted to hiring “Oculus” filmmaker Mike Flanagan to reboot the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” franchise, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap.
Flanagan will write and direct the reboot, which Neal Moritz will return to produce under his Original Film banner, along with Flanagan’s producing partner Jeff Howard.
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While “Oculus” turned a profit earlier this year, the film did not live up to the hype in the eyes of this horror-loving reporter, proving to be a schlocky B-movie predicated on cheap jump-scares.