New Trailer for 'Amityville: The Awakening' Welcomes You Back Home

Home prices are about to take a serious tumble because the most haunted house in movie history is terrorizing yet another family. There have been eleven Amityville Horror films since the first one spooked audiences in 1979, and while many of the sequels have been of the lousy straight-to-DVD variety it was only ten years ago we were treated to a remake led by Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George. But now Franck Khalfoun (P2) is bringing the "based on a true story" horror back again with Amityville: The Awakening, and the new trailer shows that some things have definitely changed.

The always-great Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as the single matriarch of a family who move into the disturbed New York home and discover, shockingly, that there's some weird mojo going around. Not having a father around changes the dynamic a little bit, but also having one of the three kids (Cameron Monaghan) in a coma from a severe injury. While that may strike a little too close to Insidious, it's a change for this franchise which could use a bit of novelty going into its twel. They may also be planning ahead for future sequels by putting the daughter, played by Bella Thorne, as the central character rather than Leigh. Thorne was last seen in the Adam Sandler comedy Blended and will appear next opposite Steve Carell in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Amityville: The Awakening kicks off 2015 on January 2nd.


AMITYVILLE- THE AWAKENING Trailer #1 (2015) Bella Thorne Horror Movie HD by MovieTrailerz

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Jennifer Jason Leigh and Bella Thorne to Lead New 'Amityville' Film; Franck Khalfoun Directing

When Dimension Films and the hit-makers at Blumhouse Productions announced a new chapter in the Amityville Horror series of movies, the plan was to give it the popular and inexpensive "found footage" motif. With the genre fading fast, that plan has now been scrapped just as a director and cast have been confirmed.

Bloody Disgusting has confirmed Franck Khalfoun, director of the recent Maniac reboot, will helm the Amityville film, the latest in the franchise begun with 1979's The Amityville Horror, about the famous haunted house in Long Island. Starring will be Jennifer Jason Leigh as a single mother who moves with her three kids into the infamous home, which has a terribly dark history. Co-starring will be Bella Thorne, the Disney starlet who has been making moves of late on the silver screen. She recently gained a role in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and will be seen in Blended opposite Adam Sandler.

This will be the 12th 'Amityville' movie, some more official than others. A 2005 reboot starred Ryan Reynolds, Chloe Moretz, Melissa George, and banked more than $100M without leading to any direct sequels.

Despite basically starting from scratch, the plan is still to release Amityville on January 2nd 2015.

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