I have checked about six times, but no, itʼs not April 1st: It Came From the Desert is being made into a film.
Yup. Cinemawareʼs 1989 action-adventure-RPG thing, which featured a sleepy desert town coming under attack by an army of mutant ants, is being turned into a movie. Itʼs being made by Roger! Pictures, who Iʼve never heard of before, but from the looks of things theyʼre a new Finnish company currently working on a few action/horror/comedy films. Until I hear otherwise Iʼm going to assume this is going to be a digital thing rather than a major cinema release, but you never know.
Also: to any of you thinking "Wasnʼt there an It Came From the Desert movie in the 50s, called Them!" - yes, I had the same thought.
We will apparently be hearing more about it on 16 January 2015, but so far, we can apparently confirm that Tromaʼs Lloyd Kaufman will be making a cameo appearance in the film. Which... okay, yeah, if youʼre referencing Troma then youʼre probably heading in the right direction for something like this.