Goosebumps

Goosebumps is a 2015 American horror film produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Original Film, and Scholastic Entertainment Inc. in association with LStar Capital and Village Roadshow Pictures, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Directed by Rob Letterman from a screenplay written by Darren Lemke, it is based on R. L. Stine's children's horror book series of the same name. The film stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, and Jillian Bell. The plot follows a teen boy who teams up with his neighbor and her father, a fictional version of Stine, to save their hometown after all the monsters from the Goosebumps franchise escape from their books, wreaking havoc in the real world. Development on a Goosebumps film adaptation began in the 1990’s with Tim Burton and George A. Romero attached to direct. After failing to find a script to determine which book to adapt, the project was halted. In early 2008, Columbia acquired the rights to create a Goosebumps-based film, and the project reentered development. Principal photography lasted from April to July 2014 in Candler Park, Atlanta. Goosebumps was theatrically released in the United States on October 16, 2015, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film was a commercial success, grossing $158 million against its $84 million budget, and received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its humor, pacing, and faithfulness to the Goosebumps franchise. A standalone sequel, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, was released on October 12, 2018, with only Black returning as Stine in an uncredited supporting role.