Well, this sounds all kinds of intriguing. Yes, as the headline suggests, The Night of the Hunter is getting the redo treatment.

Courtesy of Variety, Universal Pictures is looking put a fresh spin on the 1955 Robert Mitchum-starring The Night of the Hunter – itself based on the novel of the same name from Davis Grubb, which in turn pulled inspiration from the real-life Harry Powers.

In director Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter, Mitchum put in a stunning performance as Reverend Harry Powell. Here, Powell and his murderous intentions end up honing in on an unsuspecting widow and the $10,000 left behind by her deceased husband.

For this new take on this old favourite, Operation Finale’s Matt Orton has already been pegged to pen the screenplay for Universal, with Amy Pascal and Peter Gethers on board to produce.

As ever, expect more on this new The Night of the Hunter as we get it.