| Urban Legend | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Silvio Horta |
| Original work | Urban Legend (1998) |
| Owners | |
| Years | 1998–2005 |
| 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 Americanhorrormedia franchise owned bySony Pictures Entertainment, and consisting of threeslasher films. Thefirst installment was written bySilvio Horta, directed byJamie Blanks, and released in 1998.
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Legend | September 25, 1998 (1998-09-25) | Jamie Blanks | Silvio Horta | Gina Matthews,Neal H. Moritz & Michael McDonnell |
| Urban Legends: Final Cut | September 22, 2000 (2000-09-22) | John Ottman | Scott Derrickson &Paul Harris Boardman | Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz & Richard Luke Rothschild |
| Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | June 19, 2005 (2005-06-19) | Mary Lambert | Dan Harris &Michael Dougherty | Scott Messer, Aaron Merrell & Louis Phillips |
A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.
A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends.
On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.
In February 2020, a reboot of the film was announced to be in development, to be written and directed byColin Minihan.[1] In August,Sydney Chandler,Katherine McNamara andKeith 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In April 2025, it was announced that a new reboot was in development byScreen Gems, withShanrah Wakefield writing the script.Gary Dauberman andNeal H. Moritz are set to produce, with the story aiming to be "an examination of what an urban legend looks like in a post-digital world."[6]
Key
- AV indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
- AnA indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills.
- AY indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
- AC indicates acameo appearance.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
| Characters | Films | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Legend | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | |
| 1998 | 2000 | 2005 | |
| Officer Reese Wilson | Loretta Devine | ||
| Brenda Bates | Rebecca Gayheart | Rebecca GayheartC | |
| Paul Gardner | Jared Leto | ||
| Natalie "Nash" Simon | Alicia Witt | ||
| Sasha Thomas | Tara Reid | ||
| Parker Riley | Michael Rosenbaum | ||
| Damon Brooks | Joshua Jackson | ||
| Dean Adams | John Neville | ||
| Prof. William Wexler | Robert Englund | Mentioned | |
| Amy Mayfield | Jennifer Morrison | Jennifer MorrisonA | |
| Travis Stark Trevor Stark | Matthew Davis | Matthew DavisA | |
| 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 BaptistaY | ||
| Bill "Willy" Owens | Ed Marinaro Daniel B. CulmerY | ||
| Mary Banner | Lillith Fields | ||
| Buck Jacoby | Michael Gregory Coe | ||
| Pamela "Pam" Owens | Nancy Everhard | ||
| Crew/Detail | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Legend | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | |
| 1998 | 2000 | 2005 | |
| Composer(s) | Christopher Young | John Ottman | Jeff Rona |
| Cinematographer | James Chressanthis | Brian Pearson | Ian Fox |
| Editor | Jay Cassidy | Rob Kobrin John Ottman | Michelle Harrison |
| Production companies | Original Film Phoenix Pictures TriStar Pictures(US) Columbia Pictures(UK) | Original Film Phoenix Pictures Columbia Pictures | NPP Productions |
| Distributing company | Sony Pictures Releasing | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | |
| Running time | 100 minutes | 98 minutes | 93 minutes |
| Film | Release date | Box office gross | Budget | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
| Urban Legend | September 25, 1998 | $38,072,438 | $34,455,157 | $72,527,595 | $14 million | [7][8] |
| Urban Legends: Final Cut | September 22, 2000 | $21,468,807 | $17,105,555 | $38,574,362 | $14 million | [9][10] |
| Total | $59,541,245 | $51,560,712 | $111,101,957 | $28,000,000 | ||
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Legend | 29% (66 reviews)[11] | 35 (15 reviews)[12] | C[13] |
| Urban Legends: Final Cut | 10% (86 reviews)[14] | 16 (25 reviews)[15] | D+[13] |
| Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | 40% (5 reviews)[16] | — | — |
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