B.J. LISKO 2 years ago

Rob Zombie Addresses Rumors About “The Munsters”

Earlier this week Rob Zombie again took to Instagram to reveal that his re-boot of “The Munsters” is going to be featured on Netflix this fall. “This fall we are gonna spook-out like it’s 1964!” Zombie wrote. “Yep, THE MUNSTERS and THE ADDAMS FAMILY are returning to the boob tube at the same time courtesy of @netflix. It’s been 58 years since this clash of the titans first happened. Perfect entertainment for your pumpkin carving party.”

“The Munsters” will also be available via digitally as well as Blu-ray and DVD on Sept. 27. The Blu-ray will include numerous bonus content and a making-of documentary. On Wednesday, Zombie addressed rumors that the film had a $40 million budget and that it was originally going to open in theaters and/or appear on Peacock.

“How the hell did everyone get the idea that The Munsters cost 40 millions dollars?” Rob wrote. “F*ck, I wish I had that kind of budget. To put a little perspective on it all if you add up the budgets of Halloween 2, The Lords of Salem, 31, 3 From Hell and The Munsters all together it wouldn’t even add up to 30 million. Also the movie was never going to theaters or Peacock or Paramount. It was always being made for Netflix which is fine since it is the largest of the streaming services. This was done way before I ever got involved in the project. I have no control or say over this type of stuff. This is a Universal deal. But the internet loves to invent rumors which somehow turns to facts so the fans can get all bent out of shape. None of this actually matters but thought you might like the real story.”

Zombie previously admitted to The Pulse Of Radio that it’s been challenging for him to break out of the horror genre. “The movies I’ve made up to this point have been pretty dark and pretty much in that world because those are the opportunities that were presented,” he explained. “You know, the people that put up the money for these things know that if I stick to that sort of thing, it’s easily more profitable. So it’s a much bigger challenge to break out of it.”

The original series was a ’60s television show based around a family of monsters in the style of a sitcom. It ran on CBS from September 24, 1964 to May 12, 1966, with 70 episodes produced. Its cancelation came when “Batman” starring Adam West, went head to head with the show causing ratings to decline significantly. Following a failed attempt to revive the show with original cast members in 1981, a further renewal came to fruition in the form of “The Munsters Today,” which ran from 1988 to 1991 with 73 episodes.