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Amblin Brings Nightmares to Life In ‘Larry’
Amblin Partners has acquired the rights to turn writer-director Jacob Chase’s horror short Larry – watch it below – into a feature-length film, Deadline reports.
The short follows the story of Larry, a terrifying monster who manifests through high-tech devices like smartphones and other screen devices.
The feature, which Chase will write and direct, will borrow this angle, fused to a storyline about a troubled young boy who creates the monster from his own nightmares. The aim is to create a grounded horror film in the vein of The Ring and Poltergeist. The hope is to follow in the footsteps of Lights Out and Mama, two short films that were turned into genre feature hits.
The project was shopped based on a treatment by Chase and the short film. The Picture Company partners Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman will produce.
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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