BREAKING: ‘Paranormal Activity 3′ Gets 2011 Release Date!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 17, 2010 @ 7:21pm
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Bloody Disgusting has received exclusive confirmation from producer Oren Peli (also director of the first film) that Paramount Pictures has locked down an October 21, 2011 release date for Paranormal Activity 3. No other details are available at this time. The Tod Williams-directed prequel/sequel Paranormal Activity 2 has grossed $156m worldwide. Peli’s groundbreaking 2009 film has topped $193m. What can we expect from the third film? Take your guess below and talk about your thoughts on this horror “trilogy”.
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Trusted Horror Producers Buzz Over ‘Swarm’ Redo

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 17, 2010 @ 2:24am
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Producers Roy Lee (The Ring) of Vertigo Entertainment and Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) of Room 101 are developing a remake of the 1978 Irwin Allen disaster B-movie The Swarm, reports TheWrap. The original starred Michael Caine as an entomologist who learns that killer bees from South America have been coming together to form huge swarms. He sets out to stop the military from attacking and worsening the imbalance in nature, ultimately teaming up with them to prevent the deadly swarm from reaching Houston. Award-winning commercials director Ash Bolland is attached to direct and a writer is expected to be hired within the next month. The biggest challenge with movies of this sort is finding a way to make the killer animals have personality (so the audience has an emotional response to them) – which is why having a “hero” bee is highly recommended.
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Multiple Endings Shot for ‘Paranormal Activity 2′

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 08, 2010 @ 1:59am
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Much like Oren Peli’s breakthrough Paranormal Activity, we learned that Tod Williams also shot multiple endings for Paramount Pictures’ Paranormal Activity 2. We had heard there were nearly 20 different endings, but could only confirm that there were in fact “multiple” endings shot. No word on if, or how many we’ll see on the forthcoming DVD/Blu-ray release. In the prequel/sequel, after experiencing what they think are a series of “break-ins”, a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.
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AFM ’10: First Images from ‘The Squad’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 04, 2010 @ 4:15pm
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Doing a little digging this morning we learned that Jaime Osorio’s supernatural war film El Paramo has been retitled to The Squad, a film we first told you about yesterday morning. We made a few calls and were able to get our hands on the art and some images from the film, alongside the official synopsis. The pic is for sale at this week’s American Film Market, so hopefully we’ll hear of some distribution news soon.
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AFM ’10: ‘Paranormal Activity’-esque ‘The Squad’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 03, 2010 @ 8:48pm
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It was announced today that Wild Bunch has scored the sales rights to The Squad (aka El Paramo). A first film from Jaime Mario Osorio Marquez, the genre picture set at a desolate military base is akin to Buried mixed with Paranormal Activity and is already creating Internet buzz. Wild Bunch will have a promo reel for the film which stars Juan Pablo Barragan, Nelson Camayo, Alexandra Aguilar, Andres Torres and Andres Castaneda. No other details are available at this time, but you’ll find a tiny image inside.
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