Urban Legend is an American slasher media franchise owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and consisting of three slasher films. The first installment was written by Silvio Horta, directed by Jamie Blanks, and released in 1998.
Films Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Urban Legend Jamie Blanks Silvio Horta Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz & Michael McDonnell Urban Legends: Final Cut John Ottman Scott Derrickson & Paul Harris Boardman Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz & Richard Luke Rothschild Urban Legends: Bloody Mary 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. 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.
In April 2025, it was announced that a new reboot was in development by Screen Gems, with Shanrah Wakefield writing the script. Gary Dauberman and Neal 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."
Related film Ghosts of Goldfield was originally intended to be the fourth entry in the franchise, but the title was dropped due to licensing issues.
Cast and crew A indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character. A indicates an uncredited appearance. 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 Characters Films Urban Legend Urban Legends:Final Cut Urban Legends:Bloody Mary 1998 2000 2005 Officer Reese Wilson Loretta Devine Brenda Bates Rebecca Gayheart 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 Professor William Wexler Robert Englund Amy Mayfield Jennifer Morrison Travis Stark Matthew Davis Graham Manning Joseph Lawrence Vanessa Valdeon Eva Mendes Sandra Petruzzi Jessica Cauffiel Toby Belcher Anson Mount Stan Washington Anthony Anderson Professor Solomon Hart Bochner Samantha "Sam" Owens Kate Mara David Owens Robert Vito Grace Taylor Tina Lifford Bill "Willy" Owens Ed Marinaro Mary Banner Lillith Fields Buck Jacoby Michael Gregory Coe Pamela "Pam" Owens Nancy Everhard
Additional crew 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 KobrinJohn Ottman Michelle Harrison Production companies Original FilmPhoenix PicturesTriStar Pictures Columbia Pictures Original FilmPhoenix PicturesColumbia Pictures NPP Productions Distributing company Sony Pictures Releasing Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Running time 100 minutes 98 minutes 93 minutes
Reception
Box office performance Film U.S. release date Box office gross Budget U.S. and Canada Other territories Worldwide Urban Legend September 25, 1998 $38,072,438 $34,455,157 $72,527,595 $14 million Urban Legends: Final Cut September 22, 2000 $21,468,807 $17,105,555 $38,574,362 $14 million Total $59,541,245 $51,560,712 $111,101,957 $28,000,000
Critical and public response Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore Each film's score can be accessed from the website's search bar. Urban Legend 30% (66 reviews) 35 (15 reviews) C Urban Legends: Final Cut 12% (86 reviews) 16 (25 reviews) D+ Urban Legends: Bloody Mary 40% (5 reviews)
Music
Title U.S. release date Length Performed by Label Urban Legend: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack September 29, 1998 35:48 Various Artists Milan Urban Legends: Final Cut (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) September 12, 2000 01:13:12 John Ottman Varèse Sarabande
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