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The reinvigoration of the legendary British film brand 
Hammer now includes Jeanette Winterson, the award-winning British author. She’s writing an original novella for the new Hammer imprint to be published summer 2011. Arrow Books (Random House) plans to publish 6 Hammer novels a year beginning spring 2011. However, Hammer’s first film release in over 30 years, Let Me In, made an inauspicious U.S. start last weekend for Overture/Relativity. Next up is The Resident, starring Hilary Swank, which is still looking for a U.S. distributor. Meanwhile, Daniel Radcliffe is currently shooting Hammer’s The Woman In Black on location in the UK.
Hammer, a London based production subsidiary of Exclusive Media Group, hadn’t been in production since the 1980s until new investment allowed for the development and production of film, television and digital-platform content. One Hammer character I’d like to see revived is Professor Quatermass, the rocket scientist who encountered various alien infestations in Hammer films of the 1950s and 1960s. Caroline Michel of PFD brokered the Hammer/Arrow deal.
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Hammer has reportedly been negiotiating with the Nigel Kneale estate for the revival of QUATERMASS; they are also actively working on a new version of CAPTAIN KRONOS, VAMPIRE HUNTER and a remake of SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES (an early attempt at combining martial arts and horror).As a longtime fan, I wish them luck; their heart seems to be in the right place.
While I loved the Hammer Quatermass films and would like to see a comeback, I think the character might be owned by the estate of writer Nigel Kneale who originally created the character for the BBC.
It shouldn’t stop them from trying though, he’s a great character.
It’s so hard to get excited about new movie projects as things always seem to go bad, but I really, really hope “Woman in Black” is good because I’m starting to get excited for it.
QUATERMASS AND THE PIT is one of the top 5 sci-fi/horror films *ever made*, hands down (and yes, despite its nowadays-standards cheeseball sfx). A world-wide blockbuster of its day, it can only be ruined in a remake, unless you have the same subtle(r) hands handling the material – simply not possible today, or for the forseeable future, so… best not touch that one again: do something else Quatermass-ery, if you must….
Yes, Quatermass would be a great character to see again. As a kid “Enemy from Space” was a favorite.
Hammer has the contractual right to remake the three films they adapted from Kneale’s BBC serials. I expect the Kneale estate would not have any problems with someone licensing the character, now that there’s no chance Brian Donlevy won’t play it. Kneale was keen on an earlier Hammer plan to remake QUATERMASS & THE PIT ten years ago.