The Hollywood Reporter has broke the news that Samuel L. Jackson is set to join the cast of The Blob, the new remake of the 1958 sci-fi classic which featured Steve McQueen.
Simon West (Con Air) is directing the new version, which would see Jackson play a bio-chemistry professor who tries desperately to stop the strange alien being after it is discovered deep beneath the surface of the Earth.
The first remake of the film, released in 1988, was a box-office flop. Directed by Chuck Russell (The Mask), the film was co-written by Russell and Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead).
The Blob is set for release in 2016.
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Originally published May 14, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
