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Lionsgate Remaking ‘Cube’ With the ‘Prometheus’ Writer!
Before Lionsgate was the Big Bad Wolf who owned Summit Entertainment, they were a little mini-major that could, and released all sorts of phenomenal direct-to-DVD titles that blessed me with a wide variety of genre films for my weekend release.
One of the best discoveries was the 1997 Cube, Vincenzo Natali’s film festival hit that spawned two sequels (Cube: Hypercube and Cube Zero).
Now, nearly 20 years later (where the hell has the time gone?!), Lionsgate will remake the sci-fi horror film that begins when 7 complete strangers of widely varying personality characteristics awaken in an endless kafkaesque maze containing deadly traps.
Saman Kesh, the up-and-coming director who caught the town’s attention with his short “Controller,” is attached to direct Cubed, a re-imagining of the movie, says THR.
Roy Lee is producing along with Jon Spaihts, best known as the co-writer of Prometheus and the in development Chris Pratt-Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi drama Passengers.
Using the original setup of seven strangers trapped in a giant cube-like structure, Cubed is described as a sci-fi survival thriller about artificial intelligence, humanity and the birth of a new “digital” race.
Phil Gawthorne is writing the script based off of Kesh’s original take.
Curry Barker is a hot commodity in Hollywood in the wake of Obsession‘s $300 million box office success, with original horror-comedy Anything But Ghosts and the next installment in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise already on Barker’s dance card. What else can we expect from Barker in the coming years? For starters, another original horror movie.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news tonight that Curry Barker will write and direct an untitled horror movie for Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal.
THR reports, “In closing what is described as a rich eight-figure deal, Barker will write, produce and direct his third film for Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal.”
“All details are being kept secret, but it is described as a Barker original horror idea,” the outlet notes. “The project was bought off of a pitch Barker made to Universal’s top brass.”
“This film is something I’ve been excited to make for a while, and I’m thrilled to be reteaming with Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal Film Group for it,” Curry Barker himself said in a statement tonight. “They’ve built the kind of home for bold, original storytelling that every filmmaker dreams of, and I couldn’t imagine better collaborators for this film.”
James Wan and Jason Blum said in a joint statement, “With Obsession, Curry did what only a handful of filmmakers manage in a generation: he made something wholly original that connected with a massive audience, and that connection is what we care about most. The best filmmakers can work anywhere, and we are proud to have a growing slate with Curry. Getting to put this project in front of the fans his work speaks to is the whole reason we do this.”
Stay tuned for more on all things Curry Barker.
‘Obsession’
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