The more I think about it, the more I hate the idea of a House of Wax remake.
I just don’t think that they could ever do it justice. The 2005 film has its flaws, sure. But there’s something about it that can’t and won’t be replicated, especially when you start looking at the behind the scenes. The production value, along with everything that went into making it, was actually insane. The set of Ambrose was a town built in the middle of a field specifically for the film, if I remember correctly. And the wax sculptures were also real and cost a fortune. They also relied mostly on practical effects for the gore as they wanted it to look as realistic as possible, only using cgi when they absolutely had to. The making of the film was fascinating, and it cost around 40 million. I just can’t see them putting that kind of effort and money into a remake for a film that failed miserably when it released, and still isn’t even all that popular to this day. It baffles why they’d even be doing this.
I also worry about the writing. While the plot of the 2005 film was very much just your average slasher, the Sinclair family were so incredibly interesting. Bo in particular is incredibly complex, and often heavily misunderstood I feel. I can just see a remake turning him into the abusive, manipulative mf he’s always mischaracterized as, and ruining his relationship with Vincent. And… that’s assuming Vincent is even in the movie. It’s hard to imagine how they could possibly write this without him and Lester, but i couldn’t find them on the cast list ANYWHERE. It could be that they just weren’t added yet, but they had credits listed for every other character but them, it might be nothing, but it’s a concerning thing I took note of. I wouldn’t put it past them to try and make Bo the only antagonist for some reason… The fact there’s a character listed as “Mary Sinclair” also tells me that they’re already changing things, because WHO TF IS THAT?
I’m also just incredibly biased in that, even if the movie did turn out to be ok in its own right, I couldn’t get past the cast. The 2005 cast was so iconic, I can’t imagine anyone else playing these characters. Especially Bo. Anyone other than Brian van Holt just feels so wrong.
I’ll admit, I’m incredibly biased about this whole thing given that House of Wax is (obviously) my favorite film of all time. But man, I just can’t see this going well. 💔 They can never top this…
