The classic 1960s TV series The Munsters is being adapted into a feature film and Rob Zombie has confirmed on Instagram that he’ll be directing the film. He shared a logo with the following statement:
“Attention Boils and Ghouls! The rumors are true! My next film project will be the one I’ve been chasing for 20 years! THE MUNSTERS! Stay tuned for exciting details as things progress!”
Zombie is best known for directing crazy, weird, dark, and brutally violent movies. I’m not really a fan of most of the films that Zombie has made, but The Munsters will definitely be a different kind of project for him. I don’t even know if Zombie can even make a lighthearted comedy like the original series. Who knows, maybe it won’t be a lighthearted comedy.
I honestly don’t know what a Rob Zombie-directed Munsters movie even looks like. I mean, when I do imagine it, I see the Munster family as a bunch of hillbillies monsters living in the backwoods, capturing and brutally murdering any outsiders who pass through their town.
I loved watching the original series when I was growing up, it’s a fun show! It centered on Herman Munster, a Frankenstein-like creature, his vampire wife Lily, along with their son Eddie, who is a werewolf, and their teenage niece Marilyn, who is a normal human. Then there’s also Lily’s father, Grandpa.
I’m curious to see what Zombie is planning for this film, but I can’t say I’m excited about it. We’ll just have to wait and see what he does. What do you think he’ll do with the movie?