Rob Zombie used his social media to deny some rumors regarding his film The Munsters . The musician and filmmaker wrote and directed a remake of the 1960s series, which is expected to premiere on Netflix later in the second half of 2022.
In his statement, Zombie denied that the film's budget was what was being speculated on the internet and also stated that the film will not be released in theaters, on Paramount Peacock platform , as some people seemed to believe.
“Where did you get the idea that The Munsters cost $40 million? Damn, I wish I had that kind of budget,” Rob wrote. “To give you some perspective, if you add up the budgets of Halloween 2 , The Lords of Salem , 31 , 3 From Hell and The Munsters all together, it wouldn’t even reach $30 million.”
“The film was also never planned for theaters or Peacock or Paramount . It was made for Netflix from the start, which is great because it’s the biggest streaming platform. That was agreed upon long before I got involved with the project. I have no control or say over that kind of thing. It’s a Universal . But the internet loves to invent rumors that somehow become facts that end up stressing the fans,” he concluded.
According to Rob Zombie, The Munsters is scheduled to premiere on Netflix this September, along with the spin-off Wednesday , based on The Addams Family , directed by Tim Burton .
What We Know About 'The Munsters'
In June 2021 , Rob Zombie confirmed that he was writing the screenplay for the film in collaboration with Universal Studios . According to the artist, this was a project he had been trying to bring to fruition for 20 years.
The project took shape very quickly, and in May of the following year, an initial version was shown to a few people. Among them was the actor Butch Patrick , who played the werewolf child Eddie Munster in the original version of the series. According to Patrick, a first cut of the film was almost 3 hours long, lasting about 2 hours and 38 minutes.
The following month, in June, the first official teaser for the film was released , introducing the characters Herman Munster , Lily Munster , and Grandpa Munster . A full trailer was later released, giving more details about the story.
A Blu-ray version of The Munsters will be released on September 27th, the same month as its Netflix . The DVD version will include a number of bonus features, including 60 minutes of extra footage, with a making-of .
