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Joe Hill’s ‘Twittering from the Circus of the Dead’ Gets Adapted
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.
Mandalay has picked up the film rights to Hill’s short story Twittering from the Circus of the Dead, says Heat Vision. The company is moving fast putting the creative pieces together, tapping Chris Borrelli (The Vatican Tapes, Whisper) to write the adaptation and is in negotiations with Todd Lincoln (The Apparition) to direct.
“The short story, written entirely as tweets from a teenage girl, follows an American family on a cross country road trip that goes horribly wrong.” The tale appeared in “The New Dead,” an anthology of zombie stories, published earlier this year.
Hill’s first novel, “Heart Shaped Box,” was a New York Times best-seller and is set up at Warner Bros. His comic book book series “Locke & Key” was a hot commodity this past pilot season and was adapted by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Josh Friedman, and directed by Mark Romanek. This is Mandalay’s second team-up with Hill; the company picked up his novel “Horns” last year.
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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.”