While remakes are common practice in Hollywood, the screenplay is almost always updated for the second go around. But the new version of "Cabin Fever" will use the exact same script as the original, so the only updates will come from Eli Roth's change of title from director to producer and from the refreshed cast.
Deadline reports that Gage Golightly ("Teen Wolf"), Dustin Ingram ("Paranormal Activity 3") and Samuel Davis ("Sin City: A Dame to Kill For") are among those cast to play the college students who rent a cabin in the woods where a flesh-eating virus interferes with their partying plans.
The feature will be the helmed by Travis Zariwny in his directorial debut.
"Travis had an amazing vision for my original script, and as a scary movie fan I really wanted to see it," said Roth, optimistic about the young filmmaker's potential. "I almost see this like re-staging a play, and I'm excited to see what ideas Travis and the cast bring to it. They're all fans of the original and want to make a film that's a new classic and I believe they will."
The film begins shooting this week in Portland, Oregon. No release dates were announced.
