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SD Comic-Con ’10: Get ‘Buried’ (Literally) at Comic Con! Awesome!
This has got to be one of the coolest promos ever to hit the San Diego Comic-Con. Head on over to Lionsgate’s booth (#3729) and then get buried! Promoting the Ryan Reynold’s thriller Buried (review), fans will have a chance to literally find themselves 6 feet under, while footage of them kicking and screaming will be shared with viewers stalking the film’s official website!! Click on over now to watch the teaser and then check out Rodrigo Cortes’ thriller in theaters September 24.“Your cell phone is dying… Your flashlight is fading… Your oxygen is running out… But you are not ready to die.
In honor of the upcoming thriller BURIED starring Ryan Reynolds, Lionsgate will conduct a mass burial at San Diego Comic Con 2010!
Starting this Wednesday, Comic Con attendees will get the chance to become part of a terrifying virtual interactive experience at the San Diego Convention Center.
Record video of your burial. Share the terror with your friends. Become part of a virtual online cemetery. Experience BURIED — only at Lionsgate Booth #3729.
What will you do when you’re buried alive?
GET BURIED AT COMIC CON 2010
www.getburiedatcomiccon.com”
Hollywood is serious about landing the next Backrooms. Hot on the heels of a Siren Head feature announcement, Deadline reports that a new movie based on viral YouTube series The Mandela Catalogue is in development.
It also has some Hollywood heavy hitters behind it.
Amblin Entertainment’s Steven Spielberg, United Artists’ Scott Stuber (Frankenstein), and Amazon MGM Studios are set to produce, emerging victorious after a highly competitive 11-studio bidding war.
Launched in 2021, the YouTube series is set in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin which is “invaded by shape-shifting, nearly immortal creatures called Alternates. The Alternates are led by a false depiction of the Archangel Gabriel and their aim is to wipe out the human race by psychologically torturing them to the point of suicide. The Alternates are known for manipulating AV media, TVs, computers and GPS systems.”
The movie will be directed by the series’ creator, Alex Kister, based on a screenplay he adapted with Tyler Clifton.
The Mandela Catalogue has racked up an impressive 100 million views across its official episodes alone, solidifying it as one of the largest original analog horror franchises on YouTube.
Spielberg and Holly Bario are producing for Amblin Entertainment alongside Aaron B. Koontz for Paper Street Pictures and Stuber and Nick Nesbitt for United Artists. Kister and Clifton are also producing. Annie McCreery will oversee the project for United Artists. Maria Fortese will oversee for Amblin.
Get acquainted with The Mangela Catalogue below while we wait to learn more.