New Regency and BBC Films have taken on rights to red-hot feature script His House, Deadline reports.
UK writer-director Remi Weekes’ genre title hit the headlines last summer when it became caught in an ownership lawsuit launched by The Weinstein Company. Senior management at The Weinstein Company have now confirmed to me that the lawsuit will not be going ahead and the project is free to take off with its new backers.
“It follows a young refugee couple who make a harrowing escape from war-torn Sudan but then struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.“
Wunmi Mosaku (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and Sope Dirisu (The Huntsman: Winter’s War) are set to star in the film, which will have a major budget for a first-time UK filmmaker of close to $10m.
The shoot is being lined up for this spring in the UK.
Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee (It, The Ring) is producing alongside Martin Gentles and Edward King of Starchild Pictures (Howl), and New Regency’s Arnon Milchan (The Revenant). Stuart Manashil and Steven Schneider will serve as executive producers. New Regency will finance and Fox will have world-wide distribution rights, per their deal.
