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‘Saw’ Co-Creator, ‘Insidious’ Director Enters the ‘Spectre’
Through its genre label Octane, IM Global is selling four pics each budgeted under $10 million, including the supernatural thriller Spectre, directed by Insidious helmer James Wan.
The only info available is that Nicole Kidman (The Others) is in talks to star in the pic, which is produced by Rick Schwartz’s Overnight Prods. and Kidman’s Blossom Films, reports Variety.
Insidious, topping $50 million domestically, is the self-proclaimed most profitable film of 2011.
Wan, along with his partner in crime Leigh Whannell, created the Saw franchise that came to a close with its seventh entry last October. Wan also directed both Dead Silence and Death Sentence.
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‘Drop’ – Violett Beane Joins the Cast of Christopher Landon’s New Thriller
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”