Goosebumps (film)
A film adaptation of R. L. Stine's horror series.
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The film presents a fictional version of author R.L. Stine whose monsters become real when his manuscripts are opened.[1] The story follows a new boy in Madison who discovers Stine's secret and must help recapture the escaped creatures.[1] Jack Black portrays a fictionalized version of the author, and the actual R.L. Stine makes a cameo appearance as a drama teacher credited as "Hallway Player" and named Mr. Black.[2]
Making and release
In the mid-1990s, George A. Romero wrote a script adapting the first Goosebumps book, but it was rejected and kept at the University of Pittsburgh.[3] Columbia Pictures acquired the rights in 2008, with Neal Moritz and Deborah Forte producing.[4] Jack Black was cast in September 2013 to play a Stine-like author whose characters leap off the page.[5] In 1998, 20th Century Fox had Tim Burton attached to direct a Goosebumps film, but the project failed to advance because no suitable script could be found.[6]
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, the screenwriting team, chose not to adapt a single book; instead, they created a meta-story in which Stine's monsters become real.[7] The film's first public screening was its world premiere on June 24, 2015, at the CineEurope trade fair for film distributors in Barcelona, Spain.[8]
What the cited sources add
The film's budget of $58 million was co-financed by Village Roadshow and LStar Capital.[9] Sony's marketing chief Josh Greenstein called the number-one opening "a giant victory" in a crowded marketplace.[9] Jack Black promoted the film through viral online videos that received over 20 million views.[9] R.L. Stine told The Wrap that his main input on the script was ensuring it combined laughs and scares rather than being just a horror film.[10]
References
- "Comic-Con 2016: Goosebumps", Sched.org. facts only, no text reused. comiccon2016.sched.org
- Wikipedia, "Goosebumps (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stine, ".@mdroush Jack Black plays me in the GB movie, now filming in GA. I'm going down to do a cameo [as him] next month.", Twitter, May 20, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Goosebumps (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jenkins, "'George A. Romero's Goosebumps' – Unearthing the Kid-Friendly Horror Movie Romero Almost Made", Bloody Disgusting, 2022-09-21 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Goosebumps (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Barr, "Carl Ellsworth to Write Feature Adaptation of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps", Collider.com; CS, "Columbia Pictures Acquires Goosebumps Rights", ComingSoon.net, May 15, 2008; Vejvoda, Jim, "GOOSEBUMPS: THE MOVIE", IGN, November 17, 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Goosebumps (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sneider, "Jack Black in Negotiations to Star in 'Goosebumps' Movie for Sony, Scholastic Media (Exclusive)", The Wrap, September 13, 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Goosebumps (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Flamm, "Between The Lines", January 9, 1998; Sneider, "'Goosebumps' Author R.L. Stine on Movie Cameo, Stephen King and What Scares Him", The Wrap, October 13, 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Goosebumps (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Salazar, Francisco, "Big Eyes Movie News, Cast & Release Date: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski Discuss Tim Burton's Latest Work (Exclusive)", Latin Post, December 26, 2014; "Writer Carl Ellsworth Gets Goosebumps", ComingSoon.net, September 16, 2010; Puchko, "Will Jack the Giant Killer Scribe Give The Goosebumps Movie A Fresh Start?", Cinema Blend, January 13, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Goosebumps (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ritman, "CineEurope: Sony Unveils New 'Spectre' Footage, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Walks 'The Walk'", The Hollywood Reporter, June 24, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Anthony D'Alessandro, "'Goosebumps' Raises Hair With $23.5M, 'Bridge Of Spies' Eyes $15.4M; 'Crimson Peak' Ekes Out $12.8M – Sunday Postmortem", Deadline Hollywood, October 18, 2015. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
- Sneider, "'Goosebumps' Author R.L. Stine on Movie Cameo, Stephen King and What Scares Him", The Wrap, October 13, 2015. facts only, no text reused. thewrap.com
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