Joe Hill’s ‘Twittering from the Circus of the Dead’ Gets Adapted

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Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on May 23, 2011 @ 7:28pm
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Joe Hill (“Horns,” “Locke & Key”) continues to be a hot Hollywood commodity as the son of Stephen King has sold yet another story to be adapted into a feature film. READ MORE

Hammer Films Acquires Black List Writer’s ‘Wake’

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Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on June 04, 2010 @ 4:01am
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While we’re still unsure if it’s going to be a horror project, it is coming from Hammer Films. It was announced today that Hammer picked up Wake, a spec script by Chris Borrelli, with Kasper Barfoed attached to direct. The project has franchise aspirations and has been a described as a Transporter-style story. Borrelli is a “Black List” writer who first popped up with the supernatural thriller spec Whisper, produced by Universal/Gold Circle in 2007. Last summer his spec The Vatican Tapes sold in a bidding war to Lionsgate and Lakeshore. Barfoed is a Danish filmmaker best known for 2008′s Kandidaten (The Candidate), which is getting remade as a Sam Worthington vehicle. (more…) READ MORE

2010 HORROR MOVIE PREVIEW: LIONSGATE/AFTER DARK FILMS

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Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on December 28, 2009 @ 9:41pm
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With the decade winding down, 2010 is now looming over our heads. With the decade ending on an extremely strong note (Paranormal Activity), will the horror genre gain even more momentum, or begin to dwindle with the rash of lackluster remakes and original ideas overtaking cinemas? While we wait to experience it first hand, at least we can have a peak in to the future with our 2010 Previews that begins today with Lionsgate and After Dark Films’ 2010 slate. Watch this spot for preview pieces for Sony, Warner Bros., Paramount, Universal, and more. (more…) READ MORE

Lionsgate’s ‘The Vatican Tapes’ Discovered By Doc Director

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Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on November 09, 2009 @ 5:28am
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In a very smart and gusty move, Lionsgate and Lakeshore have tapped James Marsh, the director of the doc Man on Wire, to direct The Vatican Tapes, a supernatural thriller first announced here on Bloody Disgusting back in September. The story centers on a series of events that unfold after a tape gets leaked from the Vatican displaying an exorcism that goes wrong. Chris Borrelli wrote the screenplay based on a story by Borrelli and Chris Morgan. Gary Lucchesi (the Underworld franchise, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Pathology, The Midnight Meat Train), Tom Rosenberg, Chris Cowles and Morgan are producing. (more…) READ MORE