Mario Bava’s ‘Rabid Dogs’ Is Getting An English-Language Remake

Franco and Kilgore have acquired the remake rights to the 1974 feature which follows the bungled robbery of three violent criminals and the hostages they take – including a young woman, a middle-aged man, and his child – as they attempt to make a clean getaway from the police.

An adaptation of a short story Man and BoyMichael J. Carroll Rabid DogsBava’s colorful horror films were a departure from this film. It was a challenging journey to the screen. Mid-shoot, producer Roberto Loyola declared bankruptcy, resulting in the-then incomplete film being shelved. The movie remained unseen for more than two decades, but has since been released in multiple home ent versions, with various scenes being partially re-shot, added or removed for continuity. One of these versions is titled Kidnapped, was supervised by Bava’s son Lamberto and his colleague Alfredo Leone. In 2015, the Franco-Canadian remake of “The French Connection” was released. Virginie Ledoyen and Lambert Wilson were part of it.

The U.S. scribes have been working out the original film’s sexist tones to reimagine the film as a present-day thriller and the first in a trilogy. Franco will produce, and Franco and Kilgore both will write. Filming is scheduled for 2022 in preparation for a 2023 release. Kilgore will also be an exec producer.

Bava is the genre director, also known as the “Master Of Italian Horror”, has long been considered an important, but overlooked, figure in Italian cinema, and a cult favorite of Hollywood filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, John Carpenter, Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino.

Franco and Kilgore wrote and sold many popular TV and film projects. The Fall of FIFAFX Networks CamelotPeacock, and Keeper of The DiarySearchlight Pictures They recently were tapped to write or executive-produce Star of PersiaM.E.G.A. presents, an epic version of the biblical story Queen Esther. Films. The pair are also working on a film about an internationally prominent whistleblower.

Franco is well-known for making the indie film. Affluenzastarring Grant Gustin & Nicola Peltz. Franco 4 Entertainment is his production company.Six Minutes to Freedom Containment. Rabid Dogs marks the writing team’s first venture as producing partners.

Said Leone: “Samuel and Evan are bright and have creatively mapped out an exciting new way to breathe new life into this film. To modernize it as an action-packed thriller. Something Mario would have loved. I can’t wait to see it come together.”

“Bava was a master at creating these unforgettable moments in the film, and Rabid Dogs, which unfolds in the aftermath of a crime is not only suspenseful but filled with fascinating characters,”Franco.

“We love thrillers, and this story has got a final plot twist that really shakes you. It’s genuinely shocking, and we’re excited and honored to be given the keys to remaking this classic, and to partner with Mr. Leone,”Kilgore was added

The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, was brokered by The Gersh Agency’s Scott Yoselow for Alfredo Leone, Spartan Media Partners on behalf of The Mario BavaEstate and Ryan Goodell of Morris Yorn Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner LLP were responsible for Franco and Kilgore.