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Richard Kelly to Chronicle the True Story of “Twilight Zone” Creator Rod Serling!
I came across an awesome bit of information a few weeks ago in an issue of Production Weekly (Aug. 15, 2019) that I had hoped to confirm before posting. While I have yet to do so, news has hit various websites about the next potential project for Richard Kelly.
According to the online magazine, Kelly is in development on a feature film that chronicles the true story of the life of Rod Serling, creator of “The Twilight Zone”.
Serling, who passed away in 1975 at the age of 50, “was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science-fiction anthology TV series, ‘The Twilight Zone’. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the “angry young man” of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war.” (Wiki)
“The Twilight Zone” has been revived several times, including this year’s CBS All Access series with Jordan Peele acting as host.
The project is in development at Mandalay Pictures with Jason Michael Berman and Kevin Turen producing.
Kelly, who is also writing the docufilm, is an avid “Twilight Zone” fan having directed The Box, a feature film adaptation of Richard Matheson’s “Button, Button” that was initially adapted into a “Zone” episode. Kelly became a fan favorite with his mind-bending cult classic Donnie Darko.
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It was announced two weeks ago that Paramount is resurrecting the Scary Movie spoof franchise with a brand new reboot movie, which will likely arrive in theaters next year.
The new movie, a joint venture between Paramount and Miramax that will technically be the sixth installment in the franchise, is expected to go into production this coming Fall.
We don’t yet know who will be writing, directing or starring in the Scary Movie reboot, but two actors in particular have already expressed an interest in joining the franchise.
The first is Melissa Barrera, who can currently be seen in theaters in Radio Silence’s bloody horror movie Abigail. Barrera is of course also the star of Scream and Scream VI, which kind of makes her a perfect candidate to lampoon herself in a Scary Movie reboot.
“I always loved those movies,” Melissa Barrera tells the website Inverse. “When I saw it announced, I was like, ‘Oh, that would be fun.’ That would be so fun to do.”
The actress adds, “They have the iconic cast that did it, so we’ll see what goes on with that. I’m just excited to see a new one.”
In a tweet posted last night, Bailee Madison (The Strangers: Prey at Night, the upcoming “Pretty Little Liars: Summer School”) also threw her hat in the running.
Madison tweets, “Random but scary movie 6 hit me up cause I just feel like we’d have fun okay bye.” Your move, Paramount. And make sure you call Anna Faris and Regina Hall too.
Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, the first Scary Movie was released in 2000, just four years after Wes Craven reinvigorated the horror genre with his meta slasher masterpiece, Scream.
The film parodied horror movies of the time including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and The Blair Witch Project, and the horror-comedy spoof scared up $278 million at the worldwide box office. The success of that first Scary Movie paved the way for an entire franchise of horror spoofs, five of them in total released between 2000 and 2013.
Bailee Madison in “The Strangers: Prey at Night’
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