Fantasy Island is a new film based on the television drama series of the same name. It debuts to cinemas on February 14.
Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new film!
- Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island is a 2020 American supernatural horror film
- It is simply known as Fantasy Island
- It is directed, produced, and co-written by Jeff Wadlow
- Based on ABC’s 1977 television series of the same name
- It stars Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Portia Doubleday, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen, and Michael Rooker
- Jason Blum produces the film through his Blumhouse Productions banner
- Fantasy Island was released in the United States on February 14, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing
- It was announced in July 2018 that a horror film adaptation of the Fantasy Island television series was being developed at Blumhouse Productions and Sony Pictures
- With it being described as a mix of Westworld and The Cabin in the Woods
- Jeff Wadlow was set to direct
- As well as co-write the screenplay
- In October 2018, Michael Peña, Jimmy O. Yang, Dave Bautista and Lucy Hale joined the cast
- In November 2018, during an interview, Wadlow disclosed that Maggie Q, Portia Doubleday and Ryan Hansen had joined the cast
- As well as suggesting Bautista may no longer be able to appear in the film
- Michael Rooker, Charlotte McKinney, Parisa Fitz-Henley and Austin Stowell were cast in January 2019
- The film was shot at Fiji
- Some reshoots were done in July 2019
- On February 14, 2020, Madison Gate Records released the score soundtrack for the film composed by Bear McCreary
- All tracks are written by Bear McCreary
- It was originally scheduled to open on February 28, 2020 before moving up
- In the United States and Canada, Fantasy Island was released alongside Sonic the Hedgehog, The Photograph and Downhill
- It is projected to gross $13-20 million from 2,770 theaters in its four-day opening weekend
- On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 10%
- Based on 40 reviews
- With an average rating of 3/10
- The website’s critics consensus reads: “Fantasy Island tries to show audiences the dark side of wish fulfillment, but mainly serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of exhuming long-dead franchises”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 22 out of 100
- Based on 23 critics
- Indicating “generally unfavorable reviews”
- Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “C–” on an A+ to F scale