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Clive Barker Involved in “Nightbreed” Series; ‘Dead Ringers’ Also Developed for Television
Some huge news ahead of Cannes that comes with Deadline reporting that Morgan Creek Productions is changing its name to Morgan Creek Entertainment Group as it is making a big push across television, features and digital.
The company is looking to exploit across multiple platforms its library of movie titles that include a handful of horror titles.
Clive Barker has been involved in the pitch for a Nightbreed TV series, says Morgan Creek, who stresses that it is a priority to get the blessing of the original creators for the reboots. His 1999 film followed a troubled young man who is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of monsters are hiding from humanity. Director David Cronenberg was among the stars.
Speaking of, there also are discussions with a showrunner for a Dead Ringers series reboot, explains the site. Cronenberg directed the 1988 horror film about twin gynecologists (played by Jeremy Irons) who take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman. Cronenberg has been supportive of a Dead Ringers reimagining.
There are also plans to reboot Diabolique, as well as John Schlesinger’s terrific thriller Pacific Heights (1990), which starred the Michael Keaton as a tenant who drives a landlord couple insane
Morgan Creek has already had huge success, making this development very real.
The renewed effort to mine the library actually started five years ago with The Exorcist, a title Morgan had acquired from Warner Bros awhile back. It was rebooted as a TV series, which eventually landed at Fox and got on the air. The series, which has been a modest linear ratings performer but has earned strong reviews, is now in its second season.
In case you haven’t noticed, the public domain status of beloved icons like Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella and Mickey Mouse has been wreaking havoc on the horror genre in the past couple years, with filmmakers itching to get their hands on the characters and put them into twisted situations. In the wake of two Winnie the Pooh slashers, well, Pooh is about to battle Mickey.
It’s not from the same team behind the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films, to be clear, but Deadline reports that Glenn Douglas Packard (Pitchfork) will direct the horror movie Mickey vs. Winnie for Untouchables Entertainment and the website iHorror.
Deadline details, “The film follows two convicts in the 1920s who escape into a cursed forest only to be dragged and consumed into the depths of the dark forest’s muddy heart.
“A century later, a group of thrill-seeking friends unknowingly venture into the same woods. Their Airbnb getaway takes a horrifying turn when the convicts mutate into twisted versions of childhood icons Mickey Mouse & Winnie-The-Pooh, and emerge to terrorize them. A night of violence and gore erupts, as the group of friends battle against their now monstrous beloved childhood characters and fight to break free from the forest’s grip.
“In a horrific spectacle, Mickey and Winnie clash, painting the woods in a gruesome tableau of blood—a chilling testament to the curse’s insidious power.”
Glenn Douglas Packard wrote the screenplay that he’ll be directing.
“Horror fans call for the thrill of witnessing icons like the new Aliens and Avengers sharing the screen. While licensing nightmares make such crossovers rare, Mickey vs. Winnie serves as our tribute to that thrilling fantasy,” Packard said in a statement this week.
Producer Anthony Pernicka from iHorror previews, “We’re thrilled to unveil this unique take to horror fans. The Mickey Mouse featured in our film is unlike any iteration audiences have encountered before. Our portrayal doesn’t involve characters donning basic masks. Instead, we present deeply transformed, live-action horror renditions of these iconic figures, weaving together elements of innocence and malevolence. After experiencing the intense scenes we’ve crafted, you’ll never look at Mickey the same way again.”
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