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Magnolia Picks Up ‘Emergo’, Film Avoids Getting A Red Light Or Being Buried,
Emergo, a haunted house flick directed by Carles Torrens and written by Buried and Red Lights helmer Rodrigo Cortes has been picked up by Magnolia and will hit VOD prior to a theatrical run.
Per Variety, “Magnolia has acquired U.S. rights to “Emergo,” the latest genre pic from Rodrigo Cortes and Adrian Guerra, the team behind Sundance players “Buried” and “Red Lights.”
Using the same release strategy as on “Melancholia,” Magnolia will bow “Emergo” via its Magnet label with the early VOD release timed for April 27 and theatrical six weeks later on June 1… The English-language ‘Emergo’ turns on a team of high-tech parapsychologists who investigate anomalous phenomena in an old, eerie house.
‘Emergo’ cost under $3 million, aided by a Spain shoot, with Barcelona doubling for California, and 90% interiors, Guerra said. Nevertheless, it uses 200 vfx, while 90% of effects are physical, he added.”
An earlier press release we reported on in November stated “All types of cameras are used – video, HD, 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm – as we follow scientists’ footsteps through a haunted house, casting a frightening spell over the audience. Brace yourself for this terrifying experience!”
Sounds like it could be interesting. It’s also encouraging that the film managed to get through post production with the whole “90% practical effects” thing intact.
Kai Lennox, Michael O’Keefee, Gia Mantegna, Rick Gonzalez, Fionna Glascott, Francesc Garrido all star. 
Josh Stolberg (the writer of Piranha 3D, Sorority Row, and Saw X) is directing horror movie Red Wedding, and Deadline reports that Lauren LaVera (Terrifier 2 & 3) will star.
Lauren LaVera will star alongside Rory Culkin (Scream 4) in Red Wedding.
“The film follows a teenager and her stepmother who are kidnapped and taken to a remote location as part of a ransom plot, soon discovering their captors are the least of their worries when a deadly bride and groom arrive and begin picking them off one by one.”
The Gulfstream Pictures film has entered production in Alabama, Deadline notes.
Josh Stolberg directs and wrote the screenplay with Pete Goldfinger.
“Red Wedding is exactly the kind of bold, high-concept genre film we love to champion — smart, unpredictable, and unapologetically intense,” said Gulfstream Pictures. “Following our long relationship with Josh Stolberg as a writer, we’re excited to now work with him as a director. Along with the incredible pairing of Lauren LaVera and Rory Culkin, we’re thrilled to bring a fresh, elevated take on horror to audiences. It’s a wild ride with real character stakes.”
Lauren LaVera will also be starring in the upcoming survival thriller Man or Bear, and she’s expected to reprise the role of Sienna Shaw one more time in Damien Leone’s Terrifier 4.
Stay tuned for more on Red Wedding and all things Lauren LaVera.
Rory Culkin in ‘Scream 4’
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