James Wan Produced Remake of Stephen King's 'SALEM'S LOT' Adds Lewis Pullman To Cast

We just finished posting a story about James Wan getting back into horror and look at what else he has on his plate as a producer. The remake to Salem’s Lot has been a long time coming for New Line Cinema and James Wan being the producer solidifies it to be one we need to watch.

Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun, Annabelle Comes Home) attached to write the script and also direct the film. Today we received word on the films first casting news.

THR reports that Lewis Pullman (The Strangers: Prey at Night) has signed on to star!

Via The Hollywood Reporter this afternoon, “Pullman will star as author Ben Mears, a man who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a vampire, leading him to band together a ragtag group that will fight the evil presence.”

Speaking with Slash Film in 2019, Dauberman teased a scary new take on the material.

“I did have a unique way into it but again, I think the book in itself is unique,” Dauberman told the site. “I haven’t seen a scary vampire movie in a long, long time and I’d really love to tackle that. It’s one of my favorite books. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books. We felt it should have the cinematic treatment that we gave IT; IT was a miniseries as well.”

He added, “The experience of bringing that to the big screen was such a joy that I was so happy we will have the opportunity to do that for Salem’s Lot.”