Rob Zombie produces, writes, and directs The Munsters, a forthcoming American horror comedy film based on the 1960s family television sitcom of the same name. Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Daniel Roebuck, Richard Brake, and Sylvester McCoy are among the cast members.
Universal Pictures is planning a theatrical release of The Munsters in 2022, as well as a simultaneous streaming service on Peacock.
Casting:
Jeff Herman Munster (Daniel Phillips): The patriarch of the Munster family, Herman is a creature akin to Frankenstein’s monster.
Lily Munster, played by Sheri Moon Zombie, is an undead vampire who is the grandmother of the Munster family.
Grandpa, played by Daniel Roebuck, is an undead vampire who is Lily’s doting, impatient, and caustic father and Herman’s father-in-law.
Dr. Henry Augustus is played by Richard Brake. Wolfgang
Igor is played by Sylvester McCoy.
Jorge Garcia as the role of Floop
Zoya Krupp is played by Catherine Schell.
Barbara Carr, played by Cassandra Peterson.
Dee Wallace as “Good Morning Transylvania’s” voice
Pat Priest
Butch Patrick is a character in the film Butch Patrick.
On October 18, 2021, Zombie officially revealed the first members of the cast, including Jeff Daniel Phillips, his wife Sheri Moon Zombie, and Dan Roebuck.
Pre-production:
Rob Zombie was producing a feature picture remake of the 1960s television series The Munsters, according to different news reports in March 2021. The project was also rumoured to be in development as a simultaneous theatrical and Peacock exclusive feature in April of the same year.
In June 2021, Zombie confirmed these talks, revealing that his next feature film will be The Munsters, in which he will serve as both writer and director. Zombie, a lifelong admirer of the show, revealed that he has been working on a feature for more than two decades. Sheri Moon Zombie, the filmmaker’s wife, announced in July 2021 that the picture was in the pre-production stage, with the crew actively researching places for filming.
Later that month, Rob Zombie confirmed that the character designs will be true to the original material, and that an identical reproduction of the Mockingbird Lane Mansion would be built for the movie.
Throughout pre-production, Zombie had been updating fans on the film’s progress on his Instagram account. Zombie unveiled the barren land that would be transformed into the Munster’s community on July 19, 2021. At that stage, the only work done was grading the area where the road would be paved. On July 21, he shared a sneak peek at the early sculpting for Herman Munster’s head prosthesis. Between the 19th and the 24th of July, work on the Munster’s house and the nearby residences began, as well as the digging of drains and the laying of curbs that would ultimately line the road. By August 8, 2021, the road’s asphalt has been laid.
