Everything We Know So Far About The Children Of The Corn Reboot

Stephen King’s Children Of The Corn was initially adapted in 1984, but was swiftly expanded into a franchise that features ten movies and a brand new reboot on the way. During the summer of 2020, it was officially announced that there would be yet another movie in the franchise except, instead of being a direct reboot, it may be a prequel. Now that it has officially received its R rating, more information on the movie has surfaced. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming Children Of The Corn reboot.

The short story “Children Of The Corn” was published in Stephen King’s 1978 collection, Night Shift. This collection also included popular stories such as “Jerusalem’s Lot”, “The Lawnmower Man”, and “Graveyard Shift”. In 1984, Fritz Kiersch adapted it for the big screen. Despite receiving lackluster reviews and poor critical ratings, the original Children Of The Corn movie spawned one of the biggest Stephen King franchises. The story follows a couple, Burt and Vicky, who travel to Nebraska to visit her brother. After arriving in Gatlin, the couple begins to uncover the truth behind a bizarre group of children who pray to “He Who Walks Behind The Rows”, and are led by a young boy named Isaac.

While Children Of The Corn has been remade before in 2009, it was not nearly as popular as the original nor did it better the franchise. Wimmer’s reboot may be exactly what the series needs in order to redeem the iconic Stephen King story. Here’s the release date as well as the cast and story details for the upcoming Children Of The Corn reboot.

Children Of The Corn Release Date

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, nearly all movie productions were placed on hold, with the exception of Kurt Wimmer’s Children Of The Corn. The entirety of the movie was shot and edited during the summer of 2020 in Australia. The cast, crew, and production team agreed to total isolation in order to complete the movie on schedule. While it remains unnamed, its rating was officially announced with a bright red “R” for blood and violence. As of right now, the Children Of The Corn reboot is set to release in 2021. A fitting connection, it’s possible the movie will release sometime in spring, due to the original’s release date of March 9, 1984, as well as the fact that the end of spring traditionally marks the end of harvest season.

Children Of The Corn Cast & Characters

Wimmer’s Children Of The Corn may actually be a prequel. As such, most of the character names are unfamiliar to the original movie. The current credited cast includes Elena Kampouris (Before I Fall) as Boleyn Williams and Kate Moyer (Our House) as Eden Edwards. These actors may portray similar characters to the original movie’s Isaac and Malachi, due to their age difference as well as their current credited status, but they could also be entirely new to the plot and take on different roles. Other cast members include Callan Mulvey (Robert Williams), Bruce Spence (Pastor Penny), Stephen Hunter (Calvin Colvington), Erika Heynatz (June Willis), Anna Samson (Sheila Boyce), Sisi Stringer (Tanika), and Andrew S. Gilbert (Sheriff Gebler).

Children Of The Corn Story Details

The upcoming reboot of Children Of The Corn is rumored to be a prequel. Given this information, it’s likely that the movie will detail the events prior to the 1984 movie. At the beginning of the original Children of the Corn, it’s revealed that the children who follow the preaching of Isaac have killed their entire families. With this in mind, most of the cast members play characters who are related to each other, which could mean that they are either siblings or parents to the original group of children. The movie will likely take place when “He Who Walks Behind The Rows” first calls the children of Gatlin, and convinces them to follow him without question.

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