A little over a year from now, Jack Black is going to bring a self-aware version of R.L. Stine to the big screen in the Rob Letterman directed horror/comedy, Goosebumps. In our exclusive interview with Black during San Diego Comic-Con, Dan Casey reunited with Jack Black to find out what t it was like turning the famous author into his own character, the tone the gang was going for (so as not to traumatize younger audience members), and who was the biggest prankster on set.

At the Sony panel yesterday, some of the film’s footage was shown to a stellar reaction from the crowd, and it really is starting to seem like Goosebumps will be one to look out for in 2015. We’re always up for surprise hits, and if this is one of them, we couldn’t be more thrilled.

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Goosebumps hits theaters August 7^th, 2015.

Do Black’s statements on the film make you more excited for it? Let us know in the comments below!