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IFC Goes Psycho For Thriller ‘ATM’
IFC Midnight has acquired all U.S. rights to David Brooks’ thriller ATM, which stars Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker), Josh Peck (The Wackness), Alice Eve (Entourage), says Variety.
The trio play co-workers who make a late-night visit to an ATM and find themselves fighting for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man.
Script was penned by Chris Sparling, whose previous credits include the Ryan Reynolds-starrer Buried.
IFC Midnight recently released The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) and will soon distribute festival pics The Catechism Cataclysm and Kill List.
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‘Medium Rare’ – Curry Barker’s Dad Jeff Barker Directing His Own Horror Short Starring Dane Cook
Curry Barker’s career is exploding with possibility in the wake of Obsession‘s box office success, but Curry Barker isn’t the only one in the Barker family making horror movies.
The Hollywood Reporter informs us this afternoon that Curry Barker’s father Jeff Barker is going to be writing and directing a horror short starring comedian Dane Cook!
The short is titled Medium Rare, and Lesley Ann Warren will also star.
THR details, “The film follows a man trapped inside a bar, where reality begins to unravel in increasingly disturbing ways. Production is expected to begin in Los Angeles later this summer.”
“Medium Rare is a short story I wrote eight years ago. I’m honored by the team of people helping me bring this project to life,” Jeff Barker said in a statement shared by the outlet.
Jeff Barker is a screenwriter in his own right, credited as the script consultant for Obsession. He even wrote the Hansel & Gretel monologue memorably delivered by Inde Navarrette.