Rob Zombie has begun construction on his Munsters house for a movie reboot of the ’60s CBS sitcom. The filmmaker and musician first revealed his plans for the made-for-film dwelling, designed to be an exact copy of the memorable home from TV’s original The Munsters, last month.
By that point, word had already spread that Zombie, the rocker and onetime White Zombie bandleader now equally known for his horror flicks, was tackling a reboot of The Munsters for his next project. But would Zombie’s take on the happy monster family be a scary movie?
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Whatever the film ends up being, the house featured in Zombie’s upcoming The Munsters will no doubt be a big throwback to the abode that first dazzled TV viewers in the 1960s, as one can already see from the bones of the home in a photo the filmmaker recently posted online.
“BIG NEWS!” Zombie excitedly shared on Aug. 20 alongside a pic of the house’s wooden frame on location. “Direct from the set of THE MUNSTERS! Construction on the Munsters house has officially begun! Stay posted for more updates as this [iconic] structure returns to life!”
Zombie’s construction tease follows other recent updates the filmmaker has made of his Munsters progress, including first looks at the costumes and the makeup effects for the reboot. He’s also not just building the home, but has plans for a full Mockingbird Lane set.
The original Munsters series premiered in 1964 and aired for two seasons, eventually concluding its run after suffering ratings dips when going up against ABC’s Batman.
The series followed the fictional lives of the Frankenstein-esque Herman Munster, his vampiric wife, Lily, her grandfather, their teenage niece Marilyn and the couple’s werewolf-like son, Eddie.
Zombie’s The Munsters — now in pre-production in Budapest — will open in theaters and on streaming simultaneously. There’s no release date so far, nor have there been any casting announcements just yet.
