David Sandberg to direct Amityville Horror reimagining for Amazon MGM

David F. Sandberg will direct a reimagining of The Amityville Horror for Amazon MGM Studios, the studio announced Tuesday. Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing are writing the screenplay, and Sandberg will produce alongside Peter Safran and John Rickard, with Natalia Safran and Lotta Losten serving as executive producers. Plot details and casting remain under wraps.

The project is being described as a reimagining of the 1979 horror classic based on Jay Anson's 1977 book. The original film, which helped launch the longrunning franchise, dramatized claims by the Lutz family that they experienced supernatural phenomena after moving into a Long Island house where Ronald DeFeo Jr. had murdered six members of his family the year before. The new film is one of at least two recent Amityville projects in development, reflecting continued interest in the property as source material for new horror entries.

Goldberg and Naing, the writing duo attached to the new Amityville script, recently collaborated on The Conjuring Last Rites. That film has been a notable box office performer, grossing roughly $187 million worldwide, with some reports projecting it could soon surpass $200 million. Sandberg...