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SIX Low Budget Films Are On Tap From Warner Bros. & Newly Formed Primal Pictures
Taking a page from out of the book of such cash cow films like the
Paranormal Activity series, Indious and The Devil Inde, Warner Bros studios have announced that they are next in line to participate in what has rapidly become the latest trend in filmmaking. A steady stream of narrative and found footage thrillers are going to be produced, all of which will have very stingy budgets with young audience appeal.
According to Deadline the producers John Middleton and Lawrence Grey have announced a partnership to form a new genre arm of Vertigo Entertainment known as Primal Pictures. The company will share the first look deal that Vertigo has with Warner Bros, and a huge part of Primal’s mison is to put the studio into the ultra-low-budget genre game. Primal will also produce a slate of micro-budget films with independent equity financing.
So far the list of films that have been announced are: Hidden, The Cure, The Vatican, Viral, Rise and Tape 4. Check out all the details below for each film below.
Hidden, which was just gven the green light from Warner Bros., is a $10 million thriller that will begin production this summer. That film was acquired late last year, based on the 2011 Black List script by twin brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, who’ll direct the horror thriller. The film is deals with a family hiding in a bomb shelter after escaping a mysterious outbreak. Lee, Middleton and Grey are producing with Mason Novick. Richard Zanuck also just joined the project as producer.
The Cure, which was recently acquired for Primal Pictures by Warner Bros, was derived from a script by Beau Michael Thorne. the film tells the story about a dying woman whose husband arranges for experimental medical treatment, only to discover the cure has horrific consequences. Michael Connolly and Mad Hatter Entertainment will also produce.
Appearing under the Primal Pictures banner:
The Vatican, a $5 million thriller for Warner Bros being penned by Dave Cohen, with The Devil Inde helmer William Brent Bell attached to direct and Matthew Peterman and Morris Paulson also producing.
Viral, a Screen Gems thriller about a vengeful spirit that terrorizes a high school student after someone uses her Facebook account to leave cruel messages on a dead classmate’s page, with Tim and Matt Shechmeister directing an expanon of their UCLA short film with Stephen Susco also producing.
Rise, a Warner Bros action/sci-fi film that takes a fresh look at the war between robots and their human creators, which David Karlak (the short film The Candidate) will direct with Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston writing the script and Underground also producing.
Tape 4, a spec by Jeremy Slater that’s a horror film that incorporates Lovecraftian mythology into a modern setting. Laurent Briet, a muc video and visual effects maven, will direct, with financing coming from Sebastian Aloi, who’ll also produce through La Lune Entertainment. Company 3 will also produce.
Stay tuned for more news on each of these films as they come.
Source: Deadline
Paranormal Activity series, Indious and The Devil Inde, Warner Bros studios have announced that they are next in line to participate in what has rapidly become the latest trend in filmmaking. A steady stream of narrative and found footage thrillers are going to be produced, all of which will have very stingy budgets with young audience appeal.
According to Deadline the producers John Middleton and Lawrence Grey have announced a partnership to form a new genre arm of Vertigo Entertainment known as Primal Pictures. The company will share the first look deal that Vertigo has with Warner Bros, and a huge part of Primal’s mison is to put the studio into the ultra-low-budget genre game. Primal will also produce a slate of micro-budget films with independent equity financing.
So far the list of films that have been announced are: Hidden, The Cure, The Vatican, Viral, Rise and Tape 4. Check out all the details below for each film below.
Hidden, which was just gven the green light from Warner Bros., is a $10 million thriller that will begin production this summer. That film was acquired late last year, based on the 2011 Black List script by twin brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, who’ll direct the horror thriller. The film is deals with a family hiding in a bomb shelter after escaping a mysterious outbreak. Lee, Middleton and Grey are producing with Mason Novick. Richard Zanuck also just joined the project as producer.
The Cure, which was recently acquired for Primal Pictures by Warner Bros, was derived from a script by Beau Michael Thorne. the film tells the story about a dying woman whose husband arranges for experimental medical treatment, only to discover the cure has horrific consequences. Michael Connolly and Mad Hatter Entertainment will also produce.
Appearing under the Primal Pictures banner:
The Vatican, a $5 million thriller for Warner Bros being penned by Dave Cohen, with The Devil Inde helmer William Brent Bell attached to direct and Matthew Peterman and Morris Paulson also producing.
Viral, a Screen Gems thriller about a vengeful spirit that terrorizes a high school student after someone uses her Facebook account to leave cruel messages on a dead classmate’s page, with Tim and Matt Shechmeister directing an expanon of their UCLA short film with Stephen Susco also producing.
Rise, a Warner Bros action/sci-fi film that takes a fresh look at the war between robots and their human creators, which David Karlak (the short film The Candidate) will direct with Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston writing the script and Underground also producing.
Tape 4, a spec by Jeremy Slater that’s a horror film that incorporates Lovecraftian mythology into a modern setting. Laurent Briet, a muc video and visual effects maven, will direct, with financing coming from Sebastian Aloi, who’ll also produce through La Lune Entertainment. Company 3 will also produce.
Stay tuned for more news on each of these films as they come.
Source: Deadline
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