Children of the Corn, Stephen King’s Horror franchise is back
Children of the Corn is one of Stephen King’s most successful Horror stories. On more than one occasion, a movie franchise was adapted from it.. It is one of the greatest films of the Evil children Sub-genre. Unlike other Evil Child movies like Orphan, The Good Son, and Bad seed, This franchise doesn’t focus on a single evil child. The Children of The Corn is an Army of them.
The movie is about a small town in which children kill everyone over 18. Being an adult can cost you your life. After earning $14 million for a budget of $800 thousand in 1984, the first movie was followed by 9 sequels throughout the 90s and early 2000s. It got a remake in 2009 and rather than making a sequel for that remake director and writer Kurt Wimmer goes for a reboot instead.
Due to the pandemic, this film originally made in 2020 experienced delays. Now it will be released to theaters on March 3, 2023 and streaming on VOD and Digital March 20, 2023.
This 2023 version is a complete reimagining of the series.
Children of the Corn official Trailer
Appearing like an average 12-year-old girl, Eden Edwards (Kate Moyer) has a charisma like no other and wisdom beyond her years. She is like a charismatic presidential candidate. She can sway 99% of the votes when it comes to children. These kids looks up to her because they eagerly eat up whatever she says. However, she uses her gift of leadership of the reasons. The Adults of her Nebraskan town make a living by farming corn. A disease affected the crops corn and Eden blames the adults for it. She thinks this famine ruins the future of all children of the town.
Like a cult leader, she can manipulate all of her peers to kill all adults and that includes their own families. High School Student Boleyn Williams (Elena Kampouris) opposes what the children of the corn stand for.
Children of the Corn will come to theaters on March 3, 2023 and streaming on VOD and Digital March 20, 2023.
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