Amityville: The Awakening Delayed For Reshoots?

Upcoming horror movie ‘Amityville: the Awakening’ may have had its release date delayed because the studio want to shoot a new ending, a report has claimed.

The latest instalment in the long-running haunted house horror series – and the first to be produced by modern horror hitmakers Blumhouse – was originally lined up to hit cinemas in January 2015.

However, studio TWC-Dimension abruptly pulled the film from their release schedule indefinitely last week, giving no explanation for this move.

-Annabelle Set Haunted?
-Dracula Untold “Not Horror”
-Scary Babadook Clip

Now, an anonymous source has told Bloody Disgusting that the film from director Franck Khalfoun (‘Maniac’) has gone on hold over plans to shoot a new ending.

The source claims that ‘Amityville: the Awakening’ has had two test screenings to date, and enjoyed an “overwhelmingly positive” response – but it seems the conclusion left test audiences unsatisfied, prompting TWC to order reshoots.

This delay also leaves extra time for special effects work, which had reportedly been “falling behind” – and the provisional plan, we’re told, is for the movie to now be released mid-to-late summer 2015.

However, the reshoots have reportedly proved difficult to schedule thus far, as ‘Amityville: the Awakening’ actor Cameron Monaghan is occupied shooting the new season of ‘Shameless’ (the US version).

Co-stars include Bella Thorne, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kurtwood Smith.

‘Amityville: the Awakening’ will be the twelfth film made in the series, which began with 1979’s ‘The Amityville Horror.’ However, few of the films are directly related beyond the basic set-up. The enduring appeal of the series owes much to the iconic house setting, and the story’s basis in real-life events.

This Blumhouse production will arrive roughly a decade after Michael Bay’s production house Platinum Dunes made a reboot of their own, with Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George.

-Saw TV Show Coming?
-Movie Plans For The Stand
-Radcliffe Devilish In Horns Trailer

Picture Credit: TWC-Dimension