Salem’s Lot Remake Lands Annabelle Director Gary Dauberman!

We have learned that the upcoming Stephen King adaptation has just SCORED BIG with Gary Dauberman, who directed last year’s Conjuring universe entry Annabelle Comes Home. Read on to learn more about Salem’s Lot Remake Lands Annabelle Director Gary Dauberman …

CelebNMovies247.com reports that the long-gestating Salem’s Lot big screen remake has found its director with Dauberman.

Dauberman is officially on board to produce the project alongside Roy Lee and Mark Wolper.

According to a new report, Gary Dauberman has closed a deal to direct the Salem’s Lot movie. This makes a great deal of sense, as Dauberman had already been hired to pen the adaptation. Dauberman has a great relationship with Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, who are behind the project. Dauberman previously penned both IT and IT Chapter Two, which grossed more than $1.1 billion combined at the global box office. Dauberman also penned several of The Conjuring spin-off movies, including the entire Annabelle trilogy, as well as The Nun.

Annabelle Comes Home served as Gary Dauberman’s directorial debut, and it went over quite well. It was received reasonably well critically and earned $231 million at the box office. Given his proven track record, and since he was already attached as the screenwriter, having Dauberman take over the director’s chair seems logical. There is no word at this time on how soon production could start, but that may be difficult to pin down, given the situation in Hollywood right now.

NOTE: James Wan’s Salem’s Lot will stay as close to the original Stephen King book.