Director Mike P. Nelson, best known for helming the successful 2021 reboot of Appalachian slasher franchise Wrong Turn, says he wanted his remagining of Silent Night, Deadly Night to go into a more "fun" direction – while still honoring the original 1984 film.
"I knew I wanted to have some fun, I knew I wanted to do something that, at least in the beginning, makes you feel like you're in a Silent Night, Deadly Night movie, with, of course, its own little twists and turns," Nelson tells GamesRadar+ during an exclusive interview at NYCC. "But then there were some other ideas that I wanted to play around with. And I really wanted to see if there was a way to be on board with Billy without going into as much of a dark [tone], which is what the original had, which again, is why it is such a cult classic, 'cause you're just like, you're laughing, you're disgusted, you're kinda like, 'I shouldn't be watching this right now. I feel bad.' You know what I mean?'"
