Variety is reporting that Avi Lerner’s Nu Image Films has pacted with Active Entertainment to make four pics for Syfy, with shocking budgets of $3 million apiece.
The titles include “The Black Hole Project,” about an experiment at a particle accelerator facility that goes wrong. Pic is shooting this month in St. Louis.
“The Gryphon,” which will begin production next spring in Sofia, Bulgaria, revolves around warring tribes in the 13th century who must band together to stop a sorcerer and evil creation, the gryphon.
“Alien vs. Alien” starts production in June in Sofia. Pic centers on aliens who must find a weapon that will destroy the planet and their society if not stopped.
“The Kraken” is about a sea adventurer who joins a professor to find the famous giant squid and sunken treasure. Pic is to start production in July in Sofia.
With the $3M budgets, I expect these movies to be better than films like Paranormal Activity and Oculus. That will happen, right?!