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Urban Legend is an American horror media franchise consisting of three slasher films. The first installment was written by Silvio Horta, directed by Jamie Blanks, and released in 1998.

Films

Urban Legend (1998)

A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.

Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends.

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)

On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.

Future

In February 2020, a reboot of the film was announced to be in development, to be written and directed by Colin Minihan. In August, Sydney Chandler, Katherine McNamara and Keith Powers were cast in the film. In October 2022, Minihan revealed that the film had been cancelled due to "bad timing". In the following months, Eli Roth confirmed that it was due to the studio losing interest, and McNamara reported that it was due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cast and crew

Key

• A indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
• An indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills.
• A indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
• A indicates a cameo appearance.
• A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.

Principal cast

Additional crew

Reception

Box office performance

Critical and public response

References

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2. Squires, John (August 24, 2020). "'Urban Legend': Casting Begins on Reboot from Screen Gems". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
3. Lattila, Maria (October 31, 2022). "Urban Legend reboot cancelled, director cites bad timing and politics within studio as reasons". WhyNow. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
4. "Eli Roth". Post Mortem with Mick Garris. December 7, 2022. Event occurs at 42:57. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
5. Nemiroff, Perri (May 9, 2023). "Katherine McNamara Offers Update on the 'Urban Legend' Reboot". Collider. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
6. "Urban Legend". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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8. "Urban Legends: Final Cut". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
9. "Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
10. "Urban Legend (1998)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
11. "Urban Legend (1998)". Metacritic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
12. ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
13. "Urban Legends: Final Cut". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
14. "Urban Legends: Final Cut". Metacritic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
15. "Urban Legends: Bloody Mary". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

• Slasher film series
• Film series introduced in 1998
• Sony Pictures franchises
• Urban Legend (film series)