The Hitcher
The film will follow two young college students as they drive cross-country and encounter the mysterious and terrifying John Ryder -- The Hitchiker, who makes it a point to make their lives a living hell.
LATEST NEWS
1/11/07
I've added a new clip in the trailers area.
1/06/07
New pics can be seen below.
12/12/06
An uncut version of the trailer can now be viewed.
12/05/06
Some poster art can be seen above, and the official site is now running, though, there's not much there at the moment.
11/29/06
I've added some new pics for the film as well as links to view the trailer.
11/09/06
The film has supposedly been moved forward once again from February to January.
11/02/06
A few pics can be seen below.
10/27/06
It looks like the film has been moved forward a couple months, from April to February 9th 07.
8/24/06
SuicideGirls spoke with director Dave Meyers recently, where a couple interesting tidbits were revealed in terms fo what fans of the original can expect in this remake. Here's what was said:
DRE: Will there be a finger in the French fries?
Dave: No but we will have an improved truck scene where we go beyond the original. The finger in the French fries was minor to me. I felt with the whole Wendy’s lawsuit and all that stuff, it would play comical and unbelievable. It worked in the original but we’re trying to go a lot more real with this movie and make it something with real fear like how Jaws is with water.
DRE: Are we going to see a cameo by Rutger Hauer?
Dave: We asked Rutger to do a cameo. But he said, and I agreed with him, that unless he was playing the Hitch, it wouldn’t be a good move for him. I would have loved to have him in here, but he respectfully declined and wished us good luck.
8/06/06
ET on MTV was on the set of The Hitcher recently, where they aired the segment on TV. You can check that here, thanks to AitH.
7/12/06
An April 13, '07 theatrical release is set.
7/04/06
Neal McDonough has been added to the cast, he'll be playing police captain "Esteridge", who tries to help out the two college students.
6/10/06
Zachary Knighton has been set to co-star in the film as the male lead opposite Sophia Bush's character. Filming begins sometime this month in locations in Texas and New Mexico.
6/01/06
Sean Bean is set to star as the hitch-hiker made famous by actor Rutger Hauer in the original. Production begins this month in Austin and Santa Fe, N.M.
5/10/06
Sophia Bush (Stay Alive) has been set to star in the film.
5/06/06
In a recent interview with scripter Jake Wade Wall at Moviehole, it was revealed that the film may begin shooting this summer and that the film will have a male and female protagonist instead of just the male like in the original.
8/10/05
Although nothing has been confirmed Sam Rockwell is in talks to star in the flick.
7/04/05
Variety has confirmed that music director Dave Meyers will take the helm of this film. There's also talk that original hitcher star Rutger Hauer will have some sort of role in the film.
DETAILS
- Originally set for an April 13 '07 theatrical release before it was moved forward a couple months to February, then again to January.
- Supposedly the ending will be entirely different than the original.
- The film will revolve around a 40-hour period and take place in New Mexico.
- It's said that the body count will exceed the original.
- This is star Zachary Knighton's first lead role in a feature film.
- Unlike the original, this film will have a male and female couple instead of a single male like in the original.
- The hitchhiker will reportedly be smarter than the one in the original.
- It's been reported that the film will offer new twists, one of which may make the hitchhiker a female.
- Written by Jake Wade Wall (When a Stranger Calls, Amusement) and Eric Bernt.
- You can read my very positive review for the original here.
- The remake of the 1986 Robert Harmon film, starring C. Thomas Howell and Rutger Hauer.
