Rob Zombie now wants to mess with The Blob

While doing press for his upcoming sequel to Halloween, director Rob Zombie revealed that he in fact has been writing the treatment for an upcoming remake for the classic Sci-Fi horror film The Blob.  Now, of course, this being Rob Zombie, we can’t look forward to anything straight forward and similar to the original’s work as he stated: 

“My intention is not to have a big red blobby thing, that’s the first thing I want to change. That gigantic Jello-looking thing might have been scary to audiences in the 1950s, but people would laugh now. I have a totally different take, one that’s pretty dark. I’d been looking to break out of the horror genre, and this really is a science fiction movie about a thing from outer space.  I intend to make it scary, and the great thing is, I have the freedom once again to take it in any crazy direction I want to. Even more than `Halloween,’ where I had to deal with accepted iconic characters like Michael Myers and Laurie Strode. `The Blob’ is more concept than specific storyline with characters, so I can go nuts with it.”

Source: Variety