Lang Elliott, head of Sunn Classic Pictures, is set to direct the remake based on the 1981 Stephen King novel. Could we actually be seeing a CUJO remake? C.U.J.O is to stand for Canine Unit Joint Operations, which has us wondering how far they’re going to stray away from the original. During the events of the novel, Cujo was bitten by a bat and got rabies from it.For the next few days, he became very bloodthirsty and dangerous, eventually killing Gary Pervier and Joe Camber.When Donna Trenton and her son, Tad, go to the Camber's farm for an auto repair, they are attacked by Cujo and spend three days in their car hiding from him. Cujo is a American supernatural horror film directed by Marcus Nispel, based on the Remake of The 1983 film of the same name by Stephen King. Written by Tyler Doup é. Tyler Doupe' is the managing editor at Wicked Horror. Cujo is a 1983 American horror film based on Stephen King's 1981 novel of the same name and directed by Lewis Teague.
Share This Post. Post Views: 65. By now it's to no one's surprise that we're seeing so many remakes, especially when they prove to be successful. It was written by Don Carlos Dunaway and Barbara Turner (using the pen name Lauren Currier), and starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Danny Pintauro. — hmm interesting. Cujo. If they don’t have plans to “correct” the ending of the original film, we wonder why they are remaking it? Castle Rock will focus on the threads connecting tales set in and around this fictitious city in Maine. Stephen King stories set in Castle Rock are getting renewed attention following the announcement that the bestselling author has teamed up with J.J. Abrams to produce a 10-edpisode series for Hulu. Cujo Remake Reveals New Details Tyler ... Stay tuned to the site in the coming months for more news on the Cujo remake as they are announced! Tags: C.U.J.O., cujo, Horror Reboots, Horror Remakes, Reboots, remakes. The Cujo remake will be titled C.U.J.O. The screenplay is written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. Have we really just run out of ideas for horror?