No explanations are necessary regarding anything Warner Brothers related. They dissapoint on every level. I look forward to the day a company that knows what they're doing takes them over.

For a made for tv film, that 1979 version was very memorable.

This is the one movie I've been desperate to see ever since it was first announced years ago. The '79 tv miniseries was my first experience of real onscreen terror, and the novel is my favorite book. I'm just glad its coming out, but really wish it was longer because a lot of scenes and characters arent going to be included. Thanks for the update.

It would be great to get a mini-series to flush out the book as well as keeping parts of the ‘79 miniseries intact because the vampire in ‘79 is what drew in audiences. In the age of 8 episodes of a story, I’d like to see a version of Salems Lot in this way on down the road

The 1979 movie is amazing 😮

Hopefully at some point we will get a three hour Dauberman directors cut

They need to release the damn trailer!!! Uggh

Thanks for the update, at last a bit of clarity on the issues they’ve had trying to keep the studio out of the loop. There was a short clip online that was clearly taking during shooting of a kid levitating in a mist filled park, looked very much in line with the eerie feel of the 79 version. That can’t be bad👍🏻

Been wanting to see this for years. Thanks for the update!

Thanks for update.

Are we finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel? My guess is it will be released in mid October in the two weeks leading up to Halloween. It's a shame it won't be shown in theatres. A story as frightening and suspenseful as Salem's Lot should always be seen on the big screen.

Great update, glad it’s not going to be Salems Not. Definitely agree it needed to be a three hour epic to be true to the book, anything else will just be a convoluted mess full of short cuts and diluted character dynamics. Why can’t they just let a director who is passionate about the book to allow them to create an updated film we’re all pining for.

Thank you so much for the update. Shame it isn't going to align better with what I had hoped but I really appreciate the information.

Thank-you for the update and for being so fun about a messy situation.

Appreciate the update i have been waiting patiently for this movie to come out.

Sounds more like they remade its sequel "A Return To Salem's Lot"

Love your channel and thanks for the update 😊… again the studio bosses much like record companies start squeezing their very cash driven opinion into the art and we have Zappa turned into swift 😵‍💫…. Will they never understand what allows art to have proper legs and stand the test of time !! Tobe hooper said himself that he always directed and wanted his movies to move like a great album, leaving the viewer with an impression in time .. Gary d I’m sure was Trying the same thing … 79 SL and Steve king I’m sure had huge impact on a lot of our modern directors and cult genre producers.. we have enough twee blah out there ..your update has however given me hope 😊

Can’t wait! Thanks for the update

Thank you for the update

Thanks for the info just looking forward to see what they have done with the film.

Thanks for the update!😎👍

So the exact same deal as the last Carrie remake. Amazing script adapted from the book, studio interference, reshoots, delayed release, and the end result ended up looking like a bad carbon copy of the original movie.

You had me at "Salems Lot" Thanks mate

Thank You for the Update and the Video Noel. 😀

Appreciate the update, when will studios learn to LEAVE DIRECTORS ALONE !! It’s so annoying hahahaha

Great video, new subscriber here pal

It’s simple I hear southern Irish and I sub 😃 great video love from Limerick!😊

Thank you for sharing this. Very interesting information about what caused the film to feel unbalanced. It’s a shame they didn’t true Dauberman’s vision. They really screwed him over after many successes he had at the studio. Thank you for this my friend

happy the movie is coming out soon thank you for the update

Salem's Lot remains one of my all time favourite novels; King wrote like a man so sure of himself so much like if he never wrote another book he would totally knock it out with this one. Some of the most absolute frightening scenes from that novel have yet to make it to live action and I doubt this version will satisfy

Still-cannot wait. First in line ❤

New subscriber!

Sounds like a mixed-bag cinematic experience. Yet again, too many cooks in the kitchen. Thanks for the info.

Dying to see this for ages. I'd love to see a trailer, just to see some footage of it and get a feel for what it's going to be like.

Thank you for giving us this update. I would just recommend not watching the 1979 masterpiece between now and release to keep the disappointment to a minimum. For that matter, just watch the 2004 version instead before the release if you must. Just my $0.02.

Is it possible Barlow is depicted as a combination of the novel and the 1979 Nosferatu? Like he can shift between monster and human looking.

Sounds like a horror version of The Rise Of Skywalker.

Salem's Lot (1979) is my favorite film of all time and I can't wait to see this remake!

Man I gotta say, I’m still over the moon excited. It’s disappointing that it got tampered with so much and that it’s just getting dumped on Max, but I’ve been waiting for a big budget PERIOD PIECE adaptation of this book for so long. I don’t mind it getting a little action-heavy in the ending, and I don’t mind it deviating a bit from the book. I love the story and love the characters so much, I can’t wait to see whatever they’ve got.

It's not like warner brothers to interfere ❤

I'm surprised your source failed to mention the big plot change and the re casting of Barlow. Daubermans treatment didn't come close to 3hrs either not sure why Dauberman is getting on his high horse about that.

Salem's Lot is absolutely not an "action" type novel. It is all about building tension, the characters slowly coming to realize that vampires are real, and then grappling with how to defeat them. This process is what allows you to suspend your disbelief. It sounds like WB didn't understand the appeal of the novel, or more likely didn't even read it. I suspect we'll see vampires sprinting on all fours like a million other CGI era movie monsters.

I wait...hope not too long..i love it...

Someone on FB claiming that it's not coming out this year after all. Make of that what you will besides Salem's Lot does not need to be remade.

Any time studio heads, marketing people, etc steer a picture it's always straight into the trash can. They should have left it totally in the hands of the director.

Thank goodness it's shelved. The '79 miniseries/long feature is great. No need for remake really!

"Good enough" doesn't bode well.

I don't want it. I hate it when some smart arsed director thinks he will improve on an already excellent film. The Haunting was a prime example.

It's going to be bad. Very bad. No character development. No backstory. Hopefully just one, great and nasty Vampire.

Well, I lost all interest in the Dauberman version since leaks said it would be a remake of the (imo) bad 79 adaptation instead of a proper adaptation this book deserves so direly. Neither the 79 version or the 04 version do the book justice. Although I must say, 04 at least tried to catch the tone, feeling and themes the book wants to convey. It just fails in terms of special effects and some of the characters being miscast. By now, I think Mike Flanagan's "Midnight Mass" is the closest thing we'll ever get to a good Salem's Lot series/movie.

The more I hear about this the worse it seems

When will Studios realize that they have never meddled and made a movie better?

Decades after his stunning debut with Carrie, it amazes me that Hollywood still doesn't know how to adapt Stephen King, and try to turn all his books into "Action" movies. Frank Darbont or Mike Flanagan are the only two directors who do right by King. At least I'll always have Flanagan's Midnight Mass.

This was the #1 horror film I was looking forward to seeing this year and it is extremely disappointing to hear of all the studio involvement and meddling. They don’t know what the f…. They’re doing and it’s really a shame that we’re now saying looks like they’ve finally SETTLED on an edited version that would work. Sounds more like they’re think more like it could work??? I’ll tune in but my expectations are low. Inside preferred a 2.5 hour version if this one. There’s enough story there. Or do a 1 hour 45 minute version that leaves us hanging and plan a sequel. These A holes have zero creativity

That’s infuriating to hear. Corporate folk butting in, instead of leaving this to the creatives (Wan and Dauberman are proven Horror writers/directors etc) Exciting that we have a timeframe of September though. :)

Interesting that actor William Sadler filmed scenes for the movie but now doesn't appear in the cast list. It was assumed he was playing Barlow but he denied it sheepishly.

This is what destroys alot of film productions, I can understand the studio would interfere though because they have mostly invested in the production, Hopefully someday the studio executives will put more trust in the creatives involved!.

I liked the '79 version. Even liked the Rob Lowe remake. Both miniseries were good, however I feel the RL version followed the book a bit more. There is no way to capture the book or do the characters justice in 2.5 or 3 hours. Should have been an 8 part mini-series, hour and a half apiece. If the characters aren't fleshed out or the main plots given time, you miss out on the nuance. Salem's Lot was one of the first King books I ever read. Cujo was the last (Sorry, after a telekinetic chick, a vampire and a living car... a rabid dog just didn't do it for me). Did read the Stand... interesting book... but it ended in a way that lead me to believe he wasn't quite sure how to end the huge build up... kind of disappointing. But I always go back to Salem's Lot! Have it in well used paperback, signed hardback, and audiobook. Listen to it when I have long road trips. Anyway, Mini-Series is the way it should be done. Unless the movie is a prelude to a mini... in which case, Hell Yeah!

I know it won't be good but I still want to see it lol 😂

My friends worked on this like 4 years ago. WTH

Father Callahan's week ass. Had to show up int The Dark Tower for an attempt at redemption.

I don't think it will ever be better than the original. The two movies that really scared me as a kid was Salems Lot and the original 1973 Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark. These are two truly creepy movies with terrible remakes.

Stick to your classics people 💎... anything beyond that is irrelevant

Disappointed it’s likely still months away myself… I think this films road to release is a prime example of the near chaos that’s easily possible in film production…

@BoogeyManBen Given its slow burning pace, and complexity, Salem's Lot doesn't really work as a feature film. You have to compress the story so much that a lot of it is cut out to save time. The 1979 miniseries did this heavily, but was so well written, acted and directed, that it isn't really noticeable. What I would love to see is a limited series version of Salem's Lot, where the story can take its time to develop as the town and its residents are fleshed-out properly. Chapelwaite, which was adapted from the short story prequel, "Jerusalem's Lot," offers a good idea of what such a series could be like if made by the right people (I would love it if the Chapelwaite creators adapted the sequel short story, "One For The Road," in the same way). The Chapelwaite creators would be my 2nd choice to do this, after the Duffer brothers, who have chanelled Stephen King quite heavily for "Stranger Things" as they admit in the superb companion book to the show that his novels were a key influence (especially Firestarter, with Charlie McGee being descibed as Eleven's literary cousin). Salem's Lot adapted by them would be riveting, if it ever happens.

Im not looking forward to it when characters are changed, new scenes added, and studios start dictating that we should like it, however it turns out. The book is slow, as most of Stephen King's books are. Im a massive fan of it, and am already done with the new one before I see it. Do it right or write it off. Chances of a ballad somewhere in there? 🙃

These writers always think they know better than the original book, and instead of trying to do it justice, "bring it into the present" means basically chop the screenplay for DEI. I'm 56 and just want to see a movie without the bubblegum card editing of the 79 film. If studios had any sense, a massive remake with this excitement, should be released at Halloween. Not in May. I don't think James Wans need to push everything into the conjuring "verse", should even be considered. I own many of these films, and they have been some of the better horror's of the 2000s, but Salem's Lot can easily stand alone, if made to the same style as the 79 movie. I just hope the master isn't a green "chick" mistress by the release 🙃

It's July 2024, and still no release date. WB sucks.

It's getting a theatrical release across Europe - October 11th.

So instead of doing the book in which they should’ve went the IT route, it is just all over the place. And why do a remake of Toby Hooper Salem it makes no sense. That movie was fantastic and it scared me to death as a child. It makes no sense. I guess the studio has at Warner Brothers knew what they were doing.. I think that the failure of RENFIELD and DEMETER Sure as hell didn’t give them confidence in a vampire picture these days. Oh well, I will catch it when it hits max. Thank you for the info, my friend. Let’s keep Gary Dubman away from the howling.

I wonder if Kurt Barlow will die in this adaptation, given that the ending is rumored to be different. Anyways, who sent you the email? You don't have to say their name but I would like to know where you got this info from.

I don't know why but the Nosferatu style vampire in the original was not scary to me at all, which I know is a VERY unpopular view. I was only eight or nine then. I am one of few who really liked the 2004 version. I did love the Glick scenes in both the original and 2004 as well.

I had a feeling the Movie was 💩 that's why it wasn't released.

Sucks to be waiting this long, pun intended. Frack the studios interference. I hope they release all versions!

I prefer the Rob Lowe mini series. The characters felt more fleshed out then the 1979 version

Like said, they should split it up like the did for IT or there will probably be a lot of lost footage, story and such. I wish it wasn't all about money these days and stripping it to get it out the door. Do it from the heart for the fans . I know I'm taking crazy 🤣 🏡❤

gotta feeling it's a turkey....

I am a massive fan of the original and like many others, when I first heard about the remake, I was very excited. The problem is now, Warner have dragged this out for so long because the idiots that work there don't know their arse from their elbow, I have completely lost interest in this film. For me, they can shove it right up their backsides, I wont be watching ever. Mess people around for so long and they will shut the door on it. Well done Warner, you deserve a medal, it's no wonder you've gone to Sh-t.

Summing up: they did a frankenstein kind of movie that ain't gonna satisfy anybody. What a mess! Do yourself a favour and watch the 1979 masterpiece instead. They need to release it on 4K. That would be a LOT better than a new crappy remake.

Fingers crossed its been a long 2 years

I'll stick with the 1979 miniseries. I got tired of Warner delaying this film's release in theaters, after the decision had been made to premiere it twice! Now, they want to put it on a pay service instead! Meanwhile, we were handed vampire fodder like "Renfield" and "Last Voyage of the Demeter!" Both films being adapted from the very same novel! We were forced to watch another toy doll ( or a silly, robotic semblance of one ) develop 'A.I.' and dance a distorted version of the Macarena after which she runs beserk, while killing anyone in her way! If this is what movie screens are going to cough up for the high admission fees, and 'in demand' films like "Salem's Lot" are relegated to be shown on pay television, then Warner and every movie studio in Hollywood can suck the lifeblood out of every future cinematic release they have scheduled for the big screens! The price is not worth it! And, as for the new "Salem's Lot"... sorry, Warner! You screwed up bad this time! I'm not wasting my time or money!

They're probably waiting for the opportunity to push a Miss Master, and Barlow will be there to witness her boss the role, and show him where his misogyny and racism has cause for him to rethink his gender, and his life choices 🙃

"Too many chiefs in the kitchen" ... hilarious misread

As a kid I loved Salem's Lot so much that i sat a tape recorder on the TV and recorded the audio and would listen to the movie on my Walkman. I was a huge fan of it That said I have a deep love for the film and book but that does not mean I will scratch and claw to see a remake we already know is trash. We knew it was going to be trash when they announced the casting. From there on everything we heard was bad from previews to screenings and eventually being shelved. We all know this movie is terrible. Most of you will not admit that. Chalk that up to hope. I also expect everyone to know that when a movie bombs both director and studio blame one another because both party's have a reputation to protect. Studio didn't write this script. Studio didn't cast this film alone. The director chose to stray from the source material. The director is responsible for every frame of film. Studios try to make films for the largest audience possible but they don't force directors to film crazy stuff like finales in drive in parking lots. We've already seen Barlow. Why nobody is talking about that is beyond me. He's right here on KZfaq and has been for a couple months. He looks like something more Return to Salem's Lot than Salem's Lot. Studio didn't do that. Director did.

Sounds like a $hit $how. Movie will undoubtedly suck. Such a shame. Screw u Warner Bros.

Whats it to do with Wan? He's one of the producers, not the director. Why could he not let Dauberman direct the movie in peace? And " severe studio involvement " does not sound good. It does not sound good at all. Dauberman should have stuck to his guns and done the book. I get the distinct impression the idea to have a " Nosferatu-like " kurt Barlow in the new movie was all James Wan's idea, seeing as he seems to have wanted a remake of the Tobe Hooper Mini-series from 79, rather than an adaptation of the book. I know which version I'd prefer to see. The kurt Barlow character in kings novel is nothing like Nosferatu at all.😡

“Good enough to release” “best edited version” “somewhat watchable”…sounds like a shit show. Why do studios do this?

Sounds like it's going to suck.

From what I’m hearing of this movie, it really doesn’t sound that good. I would still like to see it out of curiosity, but from what I’ve heard, it just doesn’t sound like it’ll be a good adaptation of the book. Sucks that WB interfered with Dauberman’s vision if he was really going for a 3 hour movie which would’ve worked for a big screen Salem’s Lot adaptation. I’ll admit they nailed the first 4 casting choices for this movie, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark and Lewis Pullman are very close to how I picture the characters from the book.

Another set back. Yeesh.

Gonna suck..

wow sounds terrible

Whats the point taking a prestigious literary vampire novel and reducing it to a bog-standard popcorn action horror movie? The book isn't just about vampires. Its about the maligant violence hidden behind the walls of small towns and the darkness that seems woven into the soil. That darkness is the reason Dracula is drawn to Salems Lot, why he chooses to make his home in a haunted mansion. The book lends itself to the screen quite easily as long as you recognise that its not just about the vampire, and the stories of the townspeople are every bit as important to the narrative. If they are going to take a loss and drop it on streaming platforms, you might as well give the director his cut.

sounds awful

Another remake no-one asked for so it's all good. Leave it buried.

Oh lord.. please leave salem's lot alone!!! How about this... make something ORIGINAL??? Screw these b.s. remakes.

i bet money there is some type of WOKE shit involved thats stopping this movie from coming out