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Update: Akiva Goldsman to Executive Produce ‘Paranormal Activity 2’
It was reported last February over at the LA Times that Akiva Goldsman, best known as the writer of the two worst Batman movies (the Schumacher ones, with Bat-nipples), was being seriously considered to take over the director’s chair for Paranormal Activity 2. Deadline Hollywood reported today that Goldsman became executive producer and is helping to flesh out the sequel story with the producing team of Oren Peli (the first film’s director), Jason Blum and Steven Schneider. The sequel to Oren Peli’s surprise smash was originally set to be directed by Saw VI‘s Kevin Greutert, until Twisted/Lionsgate decided it made more sense to force him to helm THEIR sequel instead of letting him do what he wanted and simply hiring any of the hundreds of capable genre directors who would love the opportunity to helm a high profile film (in 3D no less). Goldsman was the latest name thrown into the pile, which includes everyone from Brad Anderson (Session 9) to Brian De Palma (duh). Who do you guys think is a good choice?
If you want to watch a fun movie, watch a Ryuhei Kitamura movie. Whether it’s 2000’s Versus, 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars, 2008’s The Midnight Meat Train or 2022’s underseen The Price We Pay, Kitamura always knows how to deliver a wild and crazy good time.
Up next from Ryuhei Kitamura? Deadline reports that he’ll be directing Thrill Ride, which sounds a bit like the best parts of Final Destination 3… expanded into a feature film!
Deadline details, “the English-language film will tell the story of a group of people, including two young women, who are trapped upside down on a roller coaster taken over by a mysterious saboteur threatening to drop them all one-by-one to their deaths.”
Film Bridge International is launching the project for sales ahead of the Cannes market.
Chad Law and Christopher Jolley wrote the screenplay.
“Thrill Ride is exactly the type of high-concept based thriller that our customers are looking for in the marketplace,” said Film Bridge’s Ellen Wander and Jordan Dykstra. “With Ryuhei at the helm, we know his vision and execution will deliver thrills of the highest quality.”
“As a hardcore rollercoaster fan since I was young, I immediately fell in love with this script filled with suspense, action, crazy ups and downs, turns, loops, and corkscrews at maximum speed,” adds Kitamura. “I can’t wait to get on a ride and bring life to the wildest rollercoaster imaginable.”
We’re already seated. Stay tuned for more on Thrill Ride as we learn it.
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