US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
‘Young Frankenstein’ Reboot From ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Team & Mel Brooks in the Works at FX
UNITED STATES, JUN 25 – FX is close to ordering a pilot for a prequel comedy series with Mel Brooks as executive producer and creatives from What We Do in the Shadows attached to the project.
- FX is developing a comedy series titled Very Young Frankenstein inspired by Mel Brooks' 1974 film Young Frankenstein.
- This project follows a recent trend of Brooks' classics being adapted, with details of the reboot still under wraps and casting not started.
- Stefani Robinson, known for her work on What We Do in the Shadows and Atlanta, will serve as the writer and showrunner, with Taika Waititi set to direct the pilot episode.
- Mel Brooks and his producing partner Kevin Salter will executive produce the series, which is acknowledged as a difficult but exciting endeavor.
- If approved, the series would continue Brooks' influence on comedy television, complementing recent projects like History of the World, Part II on Hulu.
Insights by Ground AI
59 Articles
59 Articles
More Mel Brooks Without Mel Brooks on the Way With ‘Very Young Frankenstein'
Mel Brooks is a generational talent. People like him don't just grow on trees. He made films that inspired millions of comedians, actors, and creators. Blazing Saddles is so good that it often gets used as an example of how... Read more...
At this point, Mel Brooks is becoming the Manoel de Oliveira of destrozona comedy. At the age of 98, and after leaving us in pictures with that trailer of Spaceballs 2, the filmmaker has embarked on a series for FX based on another of his most iconic films. We refer to The Young Frankenstein, 1974 film in which Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Peter Boyle and Marty Feldman stayed at ease with Mary Shelley's creature and the classic monster cinema, in…
·Madrid, Spain
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources59
Leaning Left7Leaning Right3Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 35%
C 50%
15%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
