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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?!
Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.
The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.
Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers — played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere — can be seen trapped inside.
You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.
There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…
The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.
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