Kevin Bacon is still pushing for a theatrical sequel to one of the most iconic monster horror movies of the 90s.
After a fan tripped Chirp On Friday about wanting to see a follow-up to “Tremors,” which isn’t going straight to DVD, Bacon chimed in to reiterate his passion for the beloved horror-comedy franchise.
“Seeing this in the SHAZAM trailer really makes me want to see a new TREATOURS movie that isn’t straight to dvd @kevinbacon to do this,” the Twitter user wrote.
The actor – who previously narrated henchman two years ago that he wanted to star in a sequel to “Tremors” if it made it to the big screen — said he’s still fully on board for a reboot of the cult classic.
“Awaiting the call…” Bacon wrote in a quoted tweet alongside a matching worm emoji.
In 1990, Bacon starred in Tremors, the first installment in the Tremors series, featuring giant man-eating worms called rapoids.
“Tremors” was followed by several direct-to-video sequels, a short-lived TV series and a prequel, including “Tremors 2: Aftershocks”, “Tremors 3: Back to Perfection”, “Tremors 4: The Legend Begins”, “Tremors 5: Bloodlines”, “Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell” and “Tremors” ” : The Isle of the Shout.
Released nearly 33 years ago, “Tremors” follows the natives of the small town of Perfection, Nevada, as they “defend themselves against strange underground creatures that kill them one by one,” according to the publication. movie synopsis.
Directed by Ron Underwood, the original film also stars Bacon, Reba McEntire, Fred Ward and Michael Gross.
In 2021, Bacon told Esquire that Universal had convinced him to dub several films in the franchise years ago; however, it would have been direct-to-video.
“It was around my 25th birthday. I went to Blumhouse and they were totally into the idea,” Bacon said at the time. “Universal didn’t want to remake it as a feature, and maybe that’s because it didn’t work as a feature the first time. So I put it aside. Then they came back to me and said, ‘How about doing it as a series?'”
In 2018, Deadline reported that the TV reboot of the 1990 film would not see the light of day after SyFy rejected the seriesdespite a “great driver,” Bacon said in an Instagram post.
