Yeah, good points. But, honestly, I’m just pleasantly surprised they went for something different after three movies (of decreasing quality). The lazy, expected thing, IMO, would’ve been to have yet another group of four people wearing jumpsuits in NYC.
But yeah, the young cast in a small-town setting can’t help, at this point, to draw
Stranger Things (or even
It) comparisons. Especially when they go and cast the most recognizable face from both properties! Dude might want to keep tabs on the overexposure thing and not flame out too early.
The originals were mostly comedy with the supernatural/“boo!” sprinkled on top. The trailer kinda makes it look like they may be going for the reverse (creepy/thriller with comedy touches...like, well the two things listed above).
In any case, I hold out hope for a Zak Bagans cameo where he gets eaten by monsters. That’s totally worth $9.