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Syfy Making Series of Expensive Crap
Variety is reporting that Avi Lerner’s Nu Image Films has pacted with Active Entertainment to make four pics for Syfy, with shocking budgets of $3 million apiece.
The titles include “The Black Hole Project,” about an experiment at a particle accelerator facility that goes wrong. Pic is shooting this month in St. Louis.
“The Gryphon,” which will begin production next spring in Sofia, Bulgaria, revolves around warring tribes in the 13th century who must band together to stop a sorcerer and evil creation, the gryphon.
“Alien vs. Alien” starts production in June in Sofia. Pic centers on aliens who must find a weapon that will destroy the planet and their society if not stopped.
“The Kraken” is about a sea adventurer who joins a professor to find the famous giant squid and sunken treasure. Pic is to start production in July in Sofia.
With the $3M budgets, I expect these movies to be better than films like Paranormal Activity and Oculus. That will happen, right?!
Epic’s Fortnite is heading for another crossover, this time with Universal Orlando and Halloween Horror Nights. The title’s annual Fortnitemares Halloween event will be coming to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort in a new scare zone, kicking off on August 28.
For those not in the know, Scare zones are themed, open-air areas where guests and actors roam around freely.
This is the first time Fortnite will be featured during the after-hours event, which will run from August 28 until November 1. Tickets and packages are on sale now at the official site.
Per the press release, guests will enter Freaky Fields, a Halloween-inspired living battleground that’s been “overcome with a threatening force.” From there, fans will meet up with the Battle Bus, featuring familiar Fortnitemares characters, including “a few new additions exclusive to Halloween Horror Nights.”
And of course, there will be Fortnitemares merchandise available for fans, including a graphic t-shirt, decal set, and an acrylic collectible piece.
Fortnitemares won’t be the only featured property at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. Killer Klowns from Outer Space will also be getting its own scare zone. Sinners, Stranger Things, Hellraiser, and Evil Dead Burn will also be part of the event, though they will be relegated to their own specific houses.
And while it’s early yet, gamers can probably expect Fortnitemares to return to Fortnite this October.