Urban Legend (film series)

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Urban Legend
Created by Silvio Horta
Original work Urban Legend (1998)
Owner Sony Pictures Entertainment
Years1998–2005
Films and television
Film(s) Urban Legend (1998)
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
Direct-to-video Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)

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.

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Films

FilmU.S. release dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)Producer(s)
Urban Legend September 25, 1998 Jamie Blanks Silvio Horta Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz & Michael McDonnell
Urban Legends: Final Cut September 22, 2000 John Ottman Scott Derrickson & Paul Harris Boardman Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz & Richard Luke Rothschild
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary June 19, 2005 Mary Lambert Dan Harris & Michael Dougherty Scott Messer, Aaron Merrell & Louis Phillips

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. [1] In August, Sydney Chandler, Katherine McNamara and Keith Powers were cast in the film. [2] In October 2022, Minihan revealed that the film had been cancelled due to "bad timing". [3] In the following months, Eli Roth confirmed that it was due to the studio losing interest, [4] and McNamara reported that it was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Cast and crew

Key

Principal cast

CharactersFilms
Urban Legend Urban Legends:
Final Cut
Urban Legends:
Bloody Mary
199820002005
Reese Wilson Loretta Devine  
Brenda Bates Rebecca Gayheart Rebecca Gayheart C  
Paul Gardner Jared Leto  
Natalie Simon Alicia Witt  
Sasha Thomas Tara Reid  
Parker Riley Michael Rosenbaum  
Damon Brooks Joshua Jackson  
Dean Adams John Neville  
Professor William Wexler Robert Englund  Mentioned
Amy Mayfield  Jennifer Morrison Jennifer Morrison A
Travis Stark
Trevor Stark
  Matthew Davis Matthew Davis A
Graham Manning  Joseph Lawrence  
Vanessa Valdeon  Eva Mendes  
Sandra Petruzzi  Jessica Cauffiel  
Toby Belcher  Anson Mount  
Stan Washington  Anthony Anderson  
Professor Solomon  Hart Bochner Mentioned
Samantha "Sam" Owens  Kate Mara
David Owens Robert Vito
Grace Taylor  Tina Lifford
Charlene Baptista Y
Bill "Willy" Owens  Ed Marinaro
Daniel B. Culmer Y
Mary Banner Lillith Fields
Buck Jacoby Michael Gregory Coe
Pamela "Pam" Owens  Nancy Everhard

Additional crew

Crew/DetailFilm
Urban Legend Urban Legends:
Final Cut
Urban Legends:
Bloody Mary
199820002005
Composer(s) Christopher Young John Ottman Jeff Rona
CinematographerJames ChressanthisBrian PearsonIan Fox
Editor Jay Cassidy Rob Kobrin
John Ottman
Michelle Harrison
Production companies Original Film
TriStar Pictures
Phoenix Pictures
Original Film
Phoenix Pictures
Columbia Pictures
NPP Productions
Distributing company Sony Pictures Releasing Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Running time100 minutes98 minutes93 minutes

Reception

Box office performance

FilmRelease dateBox office grossBudgetReference
North AmericaOther
territories
Worldwide
Urban Legend September 25, 1998$38,072,438$34,455,157$72,527,595$14 million [6] [7]
Urban Legends: Final Cut September 22, 2000$21,468,807$17,105,555$38,574,362$14 million [8] [9]
Total$59,541,245$51,560,712$111,101,957$28,000,000

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Urban Legend 29% (66 reviews) [10] 35 (15 reviews) [11] C [12]
Urban Legends: Final Cut 10% (86 reviews) [13] 16 (25 reviews) [14] D+ [12]
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary 40% (5 reviews) [15]

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