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‘Polaroid’ Develops “PG-13” Scares
We’re pretty stoked for Polaroid, Dimension Films’ new horror film that stars The Hive‘s Kathryn Prescott as a high school loner who stumbles upon a vintage camera that turns photos into tragedy.
I don’t think it’s surprising, to say the least, that the MPAA has rated the film “PG-13” for “violence/terror, thematic elements, brief strong language, some teen drinking and drug material.”
I just want to know what the hell “brief strong language” means…
Dimension Films is targeting another holiday victory with the film, setting it for November 22, 2017.
The Lars Klevberg-directed Polaroid stars Kathryn Prescott (The Hive), Mitch Pileggi (“The X-Files”), Grace Zabriskie (The Grudge), Tyler Young (Eyewitness), Keenan Tracey (“Bates Motel”), Samantha Logan (The Fosters), Priscilla Quintana (Stranded), Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”) and Javier Botet (Mama).
High school loner Bird Fitcher (Prescott) has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn’t take long to discover that those who have their picture taken meet a tragic end.
The film is produced by Roy Lee (The Ring, Blair Witch) and Chris Bender (The Ring, The History of Violence). Written by Blair Butler, it’s based on the short by Lars Klevberg.
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‘The American Winner’: Flula Borg to Star in Horror Satire About a Tech Billionaire with a Monstrous Secret
Flula Borg (The Suicide Squad) and Academy Award winner Troy Kotsur (Primate, CODA) have been set to star in satirical horror movie The American Winner, which is currently in production per Deadline.
The American Winner will mark the feature debut of Iranian writer/director Farbod Ardebili.
Borg stars as “a megalomaniacal tech billionaire who manipulates markets from his residence while protecting the bizarre ‘being’ he’s accidentally impregnated and must feed to keep his progeny alive. The entire film takes place in the palatial bathroom of the Silicon Valley guru.”
The bit about Borg’s character impregnating a mysterious “being” in that logline certainly has our interest.
Producer Daniel Brandt’s comments to Deadline also intrigue: “When we met Flula we knew he was the perfect person to bring our tech-centric Patrick Bateman to life. We view this one as a five-minutes-into-the-future tech world update of American Psycho infused with a The Thing-style monster that is really going to freak people out. The American Winner is a wild blend of horror and satire that pulls no punches and is chock full of relevant commentary that we feel will resonate with audiences today.”
Ashby Gentry (Netflix’s My Life with the Walter Boys), Misha Osherovich (Freaky), Toks Olagundoye (Frasier), Lorena Gonzalez and Shavvon Lin also star.
The film was produced by brothers Dane and Cole Eckerle on behalf of their label Bad Grey alongside Daniel Brandt and Mark Finley of Plain Text.
John Henry Hinkel is also a producer on the film. Exec producers include Tom Spriggs and Atil Singh of Principal Entertainment, Lorena E. Gonzalez, Erin O’Connor and Maurice Black of Story Incubator, Katherine Kendall, Shavvon Lin and Jimmy Cai.
Troy Kotsur as “Adam” and Gia Hunter as “Erin” in Primate from Paramount Pictures.
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