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Is it just me, or do studios and even streamers suddenly seem to be getting a lot more choosy about what they make? Another victim of the current conditions in Hollywood is Little Shop Of Horrors.
The original Little Shop Of Horrors was a Roger Corman project, famously shot on a budget of $28,000. Interiors were shot in two days on sets that had been left standing from A Bucket of Blood. It starred a young Jack Nicholson.
It then went on to be an off-Broadway musical that gained notoriety, leading to the 1986 Frank Oz-directed film that starred Rick Moranis and Steve Martin. This version would earn Oscars for visual effects and original song (Mean Green Mother from Outer Space).
There was also a 2003 Broadway debut, then a revival off-Broadway in 2019.
All versions tell the story of a florist who discovered a strange plant with a craving for human flesh. As the plant grows, Seymour must feed it victims to keep it satisfied.
Joe Dante (Piranha, The Howling) was to team up with Roger Corman again, on a script by Charles S. Haas (Gremlins 2: The New Batch) on a story that was said to be “a spiritual successor” of the original 1960 movie, not the Frank Oz-directed musical version.
A budget had been set, casting was rumored to be underway. When Corman passed away, the other producers had taken up the reigns. Now, however, it appears to be dead.
In an interview with The Direct, Dante had this to say:
“The word is ‘stasis,’ not status. At the moment, like so many things in town, nothing’s happening, and we always hope that will change, but it’s not the greatest time right now to [get] projects off the ground.”
This sounds as terminal as things get in Hollywood.
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