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“Cobra Kai” Creators Turning “Ancient Aliens” into a Feature Film for Legendary
File this one under “Not An April Fools Joke!”
The highly meme-able History Channel series “Ancient Aliens” is now being turned into a feature film, THR reports, with the creators of the “Cobra Kai” series on board the UFO.
Josh Heald is directing for Legendary Entertainment, with Luke Ryan scripting.
THR details, “Ancient Aliens is a pseudo-documentary series that has been airing since 2009 and dealt with pseudo-science and the idea that extra-terrestrial beings visited Earth in ancient times, sometimes provoking cultures into thinking they were gods.”
The site explains, the film “will be a two-handed, globe-spanning adventure featuring ancient sites and artifacts, confronting the theories and questions raised by the popular docuseries.”
Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg from Counterbalance Entertainment 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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