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‘Twilight’ Author’s Alien Invasion Finds ‘Host’
Open Road Films is in talks to acquire domestic rights to Stephenie Meyer’s pic The Host, one of the hot titles at this year’s Cannes market, reports Variety.
Pic, from “The Twilight Saga” scribe and toplining Saoirse Ronan, is eyeing a January start date.
Helmed by Andrew Niccol (who also adapted the screenplay of Meyer’s tome), “The Host,” published in 2008, “revolves around the takeover of Earth by an alien race known as Souls.”
Open Road was founded as a joint venture earlier this year by AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group; Tom Ortenberg came onboard two months ago as CEO. Distrib, which announced its acquisition of “Killer Elite” in Cannes, will pursue mid-range-budgeted pics pegged for nationwide rollouts.
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New Line’s ‘Companion’ from ‘Barbarian’ Team Has Been Rated “R” for “Strong Violence” & “Sexual Content”
From New Line Cinema and producer Zach Cregger (Director: Barbarian) comes the upcoming sci-fi/horror movie Companion, which has officially received its “R” rating this week.
Companion has been rated “R” by the MPA for…
“Strong violence, sexual content, and language throughout.”
The film’s cast includes Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets,” The Boogeyman) alongside Rupert Friend (Separation), Harvey Guillén (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Lukas Gage (“You”), Megan Suri (It Lives Inside), and Jack Quaid (Scream, “The Boys”).
Described as a sci-fi/horror movie, Companion will mark the directorial debut of Drew Hancock, who also wrote the script. At this time, plot details are under wraps.
In other words, we have no idea what to expect from this one. Stay tuned for more.
BoulderLight’s Raphael Margules and J.D. Lifshitz will also produce along with Vertigo’s Roy Lee. BoulderLight’s Tracy Rosenblum and Vertigo’s Andrew Childs will exec produce.
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