Should you encounter a pot of gold in your travels, beware — Leprechaun is back, with a new film penned by horror veterans Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan in the works at Lionsgate.
Oren Koules and Miles Koules are set to produce the new entry, whose plot is being kept under wraps, through their Koulest Productions banner. This marks Oren Koules’ second major horror franchise for Lionsgate, as he previously produced all 10 films in the Saw series, accounting for over a billion dollars in box office.
This is also Lionsgate’s second swing at revitalizing the Leprechaun franchise in just a few years. Felipe Vargas attached to direct a take from a script by Mike Van Waes in 2024; Roy Lee and Miri Yoon were to produce.
Dan Heffner and Ketura Kestin will executive produce the new film.
A cult horror-comedy franchise revolving around a murderous, wisecracking Leprechaun who will kill anyone who messes with his pot of gold, Leprechaun spans eight films released between 1993 and 2018. Writer-director Mark Jones was behind the original film, starring Warwick Davis as the vengeful leprechaun — a role he would perform in six films. Notably, Jennifer Aniston co-starred in the first, in one of her earliest career roles.
Lionsgate took control of the Leprechaun franchise when it acquired Trimark Pictures in 2000. Interestingly, Final Destination: Bloodlines breakout Zach Lipovsky directed one of the franchise’s most recent entries, 2014’s Leprechaun: Origins. Showing an enduring popularity over the years, the Leprechaun films run in a marathon on Syfy network every St. Patrick’s Day.
From Deadline.com