John Landis returns to big screen with Ghoulishly Yours

Known for directing projects such as Animal House, An American Werewolf in London and Michael Jackson’s mini-epic “Thriller,” John Landis will soon return to making movies on a grander scale. Aside from a documentary, a few television spots and a movie on HBO, this will be Landis’ first project since Blues Brothers 2000 in 1998.

This time around, he will return to the silver screen with a controversial biopic on the life of EC Comics’ forefather in Ghoulishly Yours: William M. Gaines. Gaines caused a stir in the magazine publishing world with his somewhat grotesque horror comic books in the 1950s. This led him to championing for First Amendment rights for the sake of his art. Later he also founded Mad magazine.

Landis has reportedly begun prewriting with Joel Eisenburg, but at this point there is no definite start date.

Related links:
John Landis on IMDB
Joel Eisenburg on IMDB
Time.com: The Glory and Horror of EC Comics

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