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A remake of the ’70s, erm, classic “The Swarm” is in the works.
The Wrap says Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment and Steven Schneider of Room 101, obviously fans of the Irwin Allen ‘Disaster Movie’, have joined forces to bring the bees back to the honeypot (the honeypot being the cinema cash register). They’ve tapped commercials director Ash Bolland to direct.
As the site reminds us, “The original starred Michael Caine as an entomologist who learns that killer bees from South America have been coming together to form huge swarms. He sets out to stop the military from attacking and worsening the imbalance in nature, ultimately teaming up with them to prevent the deadly swarm from reaching Houston.”
“The Swarm” was a huge flop when it was released in 1978, but has since earned a reputation as somewhat of a cult classic.
