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Lionsgate and WWE Studios Hire Director for Leprechaun Reboot

posted 11 years ago by mikekaraoke23
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Lionsgate and WWE Studios have hired visual effects specialist Zach Lipovsky to direct their Leprechaun reboot, reports The Wrap. Lipovsky was a finalist on the Fox reality show "On the Lot."

WWE's Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl will play the title character, which was made famous in the original 1993 movie by Warwick Davis.

The new film will not connect with previous mythology of the franchise in any way. It was previously said that the tone is going to be a little darker, more traditional horror.

Harris Wilkinson wrote the script for the film. Lionsgate's Erik Feig, Michael Paseornek and John Sacchi will oversee the project for the studio, along with co-producing partners Michael Luisi and Richard Lowell of WWE Studios.

[–] FascistAnarchist999 11 years ago

Please don't tell me that Warwick Davis isn't playing the Leprechaun, and that Vern Troyer is taking his place. It isn't the Leprechaun without Davis.

[–] mikekaraoke23 11 years ago

@ FascistAnarchist999 it looks that way at the moment,hopefully we will hear more news soon

[–] aapd1973 11 years ago

One of WWE's own will be playing the part. I would be surprised if this new movie would be any good. WWE's track record is horrible.

[–] ElectricWarlock 11 years ago

I will at least see it and give it a chance before I judge it. There aren't too many good horror movies I know of coming out this year so this is one of the only ones that even sounds vaguely interesting.

Death lives in the Vault of Horror!

[–] mikekaraoke23 11 years ago

Yea I will do the same horror2,I really want to see Insidious chapter 2+Devils Due both out now on DVD

[–] hurricanehorton 11 years ago

I'm not optimisitic. I can't imagine anybody but Warwick Davis playing the Leprechaun. And WWF's attempt at horror in See No Evil was pretty bad.

I'll probably see it though.

[–] soco-81 10 years ago

The result of this turned out to be awful lol.

[–] mikekaraoke23 10 years ago

how do you know it hasn't even started filming yet lol????

[–] hurricanehorton 9 years ago

how do you know it hasn't even started filming yet lol????

To be fair, he weren't wrong.

[–] mikekaraoke23 9 years ago

Blimey hurricanehorton you haven't replied for nearly 2 years why the very longggg delay lol

How you been, What you mean To be fair, he weren't wrong it still hasn't been filmed or come out yet