New ‘Lost Boys’ Movie Starring Noah Jupe, Jaeden Martell In The Works

The cult classic vampire film from the 1980s, The Lost Boys, is being revived after it could not make headway at The CW. It was even given a pilot that was produced and written by Rob Thomas and Heather Mitchell. Sadly, it did not make the cut as The CW chose another series, Kung Fu, over it. Just as fans of the movie were about to give up on the idea of seeing a Lost Boys revival, some amazing news was revealed. Deadline was able to confirm that Warner Bros. is in talks to bring the reboot to life with a fresh take.

Warner Bros. is looking to reimagine the original film with screenwriter Randy McKinnon and Jonathan Entwistle who will be directing. Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place series) and Jaeden Martell (It series) have been roped in for the reboot. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger will produce via their Automatik banner with Zac Frognowski and Josh Glick as Executive Producers. More details about the project are yet to be revealed but all that is known as of now is that it will be set in the modern-day. In the original movie, two brothers move to a California beach town with their mother. They soon discover that the town is being terrorized by a stylish vampire biker gang as the two brothers take on opposite roles in the supernatural scuffle.

The original Lost Boys was considered a horror comedy and redefined the way we look at vampires. The cast of the film included 80s heartthrobs, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman, Alex Winter, and the late Corey Haim along with Jami Gertz, Dianne Wiest, and Edward Herrmann. It was a hit film at the time and was followed by a sequel, Lost Boys: The Tribe almost two decades after the original came out, and Lost Boys: The Thirst.

As for The CW series that did not come to fruition, the adaptation featured a mother and her Gen Z sons who move to the seaside town where she grew up. Much like the original, they discover there’s a sinister reason the local cool kids sleep all day, party all night, never grow up, and never get old. As the brothers find themselves on opposite sides, their family bond is put to the test. The series had been a longtime passion project for Thomas and the CW. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly Thomas had stated: "I’ve been trying to get Lost Boys off the ground for the better part of four years now, first as a movie, then as a pilot that I wrote, and now as a pilot that Heather’s written. We just shot a pilot that did not quite work; we plan on shooting another one. Hopefully, this fourth attempt of ours will be the charm. Lost Boys deserves to be on TV."