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Lionsgate Remaking ‘The Bride’ With ‘The Conjuring’ Writers
Lionsgate has acquired the remake rights to the Russian horror movie The Bride (Nevesta), THR reports.
Vlad Severtsev, the producer of the original movie, told the site that Chad and Carey Hayes, known for writing The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2, will produce the remake alongside him.
The original film centers on a turn-of-the-century bride who returns from the dead to terrify a modern-day bride and her family.
It was written and directed by Svyatoslav Podgayevsky, also known for Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite.
The film was released in Russia in January and grossed $3.1 million and subsequently was released in several other territories.
In The Bride, Nastya is a young woman who travels with her soon to be husband to his family home. Upon their arrival, she can’t help but think that the visit may have been a horrible mistake. She is surrounded by strange people and starts witnessing strange, terrible visions as his family prepares her for a mysterious traditional Slavic wedding ceremony. More than the wedding preparations, can she survive the next few days?
Vyacheslav Chepurchenko, Aleksandra Rebenok, Igor Khripunov star in the film, which is yet to find a U.S. distributor.
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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