The Lost Boys is a fan-favorite film from 1987 that has almost gotten a new life multiple times. The horror/comedy about teenage vampires was almost rebooted into a TV series, but it was scrapped after the pilot was filmed. Alex Winter, who played Marko in the film, has also addressed the long-awaited sequel that never came to be. While another onscreen project has yet to get off the ground, it’s been announced that The Lost Boys is finally getting a new life in an unexpected format… the stage. Deadline reports that a musical is currently in development. ย
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According to the report, The Lost Boys is being adapted as a stage musical with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia writer and executive producer, David Hornsby. Hornsby is signed on along with Parade director Michael Arden, and the pop-rock band The Rescues. The show is being produced by Patrick Wilson, who is best known for playing Ed Warren in The Conjuring films as well as Orm in Aquaman. Wilson will be producing along with James Carpinello and Marcus Chait, and a special arrangement has been made with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.
The Lost Boys’ย book is currently expected to be written by Hornsby and actor Chris Hoch (Shrek The Musical, Matilda) with music by The Rescues (Kyler England, AG, Gabriel Mann) with Ethan Popp (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) serving as Music Supervisor.
What Happened To The Lost Boys TV Series?
Back in 2020, The CW optioned The Lost Boys for TV. The project died when Nexstar took over the network and started slashing original scripted programming. There were previously two direct-to-video sequels,ย Lost Boys: The Tribeย andย Lost Boys: The Thirst, which were set in the same timeline as the original movie. There have also been two comic book miniseries from DC:ย Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs, a prequel toย The Tribe, andย Lost Boys, a 2016 miniseries that also featured the Frog Brothers, characters from the original film.
Franchise star Corey Feldman has often expressed an interest in doing a “proper” sequel to the movie.
“I mean, we’ve doneย Lost Boys. We’ve done a couple sequels. I’d still like to do a final one that’s done the right way, with a big budget and all the cast,”ย Feldman said last year, adding that “We’re very grateful that people still love the movie, that people still remember the movie, and now it’s getting this re-release so it’s kind of fresh and fun all over again.”
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