It might not seem like an obvious inspiration, but a Tremors reboot movie would be wise to emulate Halloween 2018's approach. Debuting in 1990, Tremors became one of the most unlikely franchises in horror history. It wasn't a box office hit, and while it drew some critical praise, Tremors took years of time on home video and cable to really amass a fanbase. To that end, every single Tremors sequel has been released direct to video, since Universal clearly knows that's where the series' bread is buttered.
Yet, for six sequels - and a short-lived early 2000s TV show - to get made, there's definitely a loyal audience who returns each time to make these Tremors ventures continuously profitable for the studio. It helps that the Tremors movies have had a pretty consistent tone and style across the franchise, and have also all been blessed with a constant onscreen presence in the form of Michael Gross' Burt Gummer. A gun-obsessed survivalist, Burt could easily be a villain in another story, but when battling Graboids, he's the man to call.
In 2020's Tremors 7: Shrieker Island though, Burt is finally killed while doing battle with the massive subterranean beasts. Despite all the times he beat them, it was the only logical way for a warrior such as Burt to go out, and certainly seems to spell the end for the Burt-centered Tremors movies. Still, it's doubtful that Universal will leave the Tremors franchise underground, and after decades of sequels, it's time to take Tremors back to basics by going the Halloween 2018 route, and making the next Tremors a direct sequel to the 1990 original.
Much like other legacy sequels - or "requels" as Scream 2022 dubbed them, the next Tremors movie should put the action back in the town of Perfection, Nevada, and also bring back original lead stars Kevin Bacon - star of a canceled Tremors TV show pilot a few years ago - and Fred Ward as Val and Earl. If Finn Carter is willing to reprise the role of geologist love interest Rhonda LeBeck, even better. However, Carter does appear to have retired from acting at this point. Some Tremors loyalists might argue that Gross should return as Burt Gummer too. Yet, with his prior arc having just ended, it would make more sense to have Burt just be mentioned and not actually appear. This would help establish the new Tremors as a real reboot.
Another important factor in properly crafting a reboot/requel for Tremors is going back to having the threat be the original, underground-dwelling, Graboid monsters. While introducing Shrieker and Ass-Blaster varieties to the Graboid life cycle helped add some unpredictability to the other Tremors sequels, the classic enormous Graboids are what the majority of people who've seen Tremors remember. After so many years in direct to video land, Universal may be hesitant to go the theatrical route for a Tremors reboot, even with Bacon and Ward back. Thankfully, there's an easy answer for distribution, now that Universal has its own Peacock streaming service. Considering the success of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 on Netflix, there's no reason a new Tremors couldn't succeed on Peacock.