We are fast approaching the release of The Munstersa new take on the iconic monster family in the form of a film-maker’s feature film Rob Zombie. Because Zombie has been a fan of . all his life The Munsters, this film is arguably the project he’s more passionate about than any other. During production, he teased some of the many characters, locations, and Easter eggs from the original series that will be featured in the reboot. In fact, this means that 1313 Mockingbird Lane has been rebuilt from scratch to look exactly like it did on the TV show.
Being such a fan of the franchise, Zombie took to Instagram to honor the other actors who played the three main characters in the reboot: Herman, Lily and The Count, aka Grampa. In the new film, the three are played by Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie and Dan Roebuck respectively. Before we get to see the release of their movie, Zombie posted collages for each of these three characters, highlighting some of their other actors who had been featured in the previous ones. Munsters adjustments.
Including the Zombie reboot, six actors are shown for these characters. They are also from the original 1964 black and white TV series, the revival series The Munsters Today from 1988, the TV movie from 1995 Here come the Munstersthe 1996 holiday movie The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmasand the 2012 Halloween special Mockingbird Lane.
Herman’s actors include Fred Gwynne, John Schuck, Edward Herrmann, Sam McMurray, Jerry O’Connell and Jeff Daniel Phillips. Lily’s actors include Yvonne DeCarlo, Lee Meriwether, Veronica Hamel, Ann Magnuson, Portia de Rossi and Sheri Moon Zombie. As for Grampa, previous actors include Al Lewis, Howard Morton, Robert Morse, Sandy Baron, Eddie Izzard and Dan Roebuck.
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The Munsters reboots the classic monster family
Rob Zombie wrote and directed the new film. Along with Phillips, Zombie and Roebuck, the film features Richard Brake, Sylvester McCoy, Jorge Garcia, Catherine Schell, Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson, Dee Wallace, Jeremy Wheeler and Tomas Boykin. Original Munsters stars Pat Priest and Butch Patrick also appear in special cameo roles, just another way Zombie keeps the adaptation special for fans of the original show.
“The simple fact is that there is no better person in Hollywood, or anywhere else on the planet, who should make it” The Munsters movie different from Rob Zombie,” grandpa actor Dan Roebuck said earlier, via Horror Geek Life. “It’s passed through the hands of so many other people and I know Rob wasn’t just looking for something to tie his jacket to. He’s a huge fan of it and as a lifelong fan approaching this material, it’s really as good as it gets.”
The Munsters will be released on Netflix on September 27, 2022. It will also be available on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD that same day.