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Gary Oldman Locks Down Vampire Saga “Blood Riders”
Gary Oldman, who starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, and longtime manager/producer Douglas Urbanski have signed a deal with the Simon & Schuster/Atria Publishing label Emily Bestler Books for Blood Riders, reports Deadline.
Oldman and Urbanski will be writing the novel that tells the story of a mysterious man fleeing a curse in a town that the gold rush left behind.
The intention is for the book to be published spring 2016, and Bestler acquired world rights.
Urbanski was spare on describing the plot, but said there is a strong protagonist who carries a curse, explains the site. He said plans haven’t solidified yet on setting it up for a movie of TV project. “First concern is to make sure the book comes out and is really good and we are planning a series of three of them,” Urbanski said. “The first one ends leaving you needing to know what becomes of Magnus, the hero who had a curse placed on him by a vampire.”
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.”
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