King Kong is a busy ape.
Shortly after menacing Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson in the cineplexes, the giant gorilla is setting his sights on TV. Im Global and MarVista Entertainment are teaming up to reinvent “King Kong: Skull Island,” the companies announced in a joint release on Tuesday.
Based on DeVito ArtWorks’ “Skull Island” property and Merian C. Cooper’s “King Kong,” “King Kong Skull Island” will be the first-ever live-action TV program set in the comprehensive King Kong Universe. The series intends to cast a female lead and multicultural ensemble cast for a serialized, contemporary take on the classic tale, exploring both the marvelous and horrific sides of Skull Island and its origins.
Oscar nominees Jonathan Penner and Stacey Title (“The Bye Bye Man,” “Down on the Waterfront”) will write and executive produce alongside Dannie Festa (“Trolls”) of World Builder Entertainment.
Shortly after menacing Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson in the cineplexes, the giant gorilla is setting his sights on TV. Im Global and MarVista Entertainment are teaming up to reinvent “King Kong: Skull Island,” the companies announced in a joint release on Tuesday.
Based on DeVito ArtWorks’ “Skull Island” property and Merian C. Cooper’s “King Kong,” “King Kong Skull Island” will be the first-ever live-action TV program set in the comprehensive King Kong Universe. The series intends to cast a female lead and multicultural ensemble cast for a serialized, contemporary take on the classic tale, exploring both the marvelous and horrific sides of Skull Island and its origins.
Oscar nominees Jonathan Penner and Stacey Title (“The Bye Bye Man,” “Down on the Waterfront”) will write and executive produce alongside Dannie Festa (“Trolls”) of World Builder Entertainment.
- 4/18/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Though we don't yet know much about the film other than the fact that it's of the supernatural variety, TWC-Dimension has just picked up a script called The Bye Bye Man, and they seem pretty certain that it's going to scare our collective pants right the hell off. Read on for the first word!
From the Press Release
TWC-Dimension announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to Intrepid Pictures’ supernatural thriller The Bye Bye Man, with a proceed-to-production commitment.
The script was adapted by Jonathan Penner (Let The Devil Wear Black) from the short story “The Bridge to Body Island” by Robert Damon Schneck, which chronicles the harrowing events experienced by three Wisconsin college students in the early 1990s. Stacy Title (The Last Supper, Hood Of Horror, and the Oscar-nominated short Down On The Waterfront) will direct. The log line and plot details are currently being kept under wraps.
From the Press Release
TWC-Dimension announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to Intrepid Pictures’ supernatural thriller The Bye Bye Man, with a proceed-to-production commitment.
The script was adapted by Jonathan Penner (Let The Devil Wear Black) from the short story “The Bridge to Body Island” by Robert Damon Schneck, which chronicles the harrowing events experienced by three Wisconsin college students in the early 1990s. Stacy Title (The Last Supper, Hood Of Horror, and the Oscar-nominated short Down On The Waterfront) will direct. The log line and plot details are currently being kept under wraps.
- 9/11/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
TWC-Dimension announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to Intrepid Pictures. supernatural thriller The Bye Bye Man, with a proceed-to-production commitment. Stacy Title (The Last Supper, Hood of Horror and the Oscar-Nominated short "Down on the Waterfront") will direct from a script by Jonathan Penner (Let the Devil Wear Black), adapting the short story .The Bridge to Body Island,. by Robert Damon Schneck.
- 9/11/2014
- Comingsoon.net
TWC-Dimension has acquired worldwide distribution rights to supernatural thriller The Bye Bye Man. The plot details have not been revealed, but the film will chronicle events that befell three Wisconsin college students in the early 1990s. Jonathan Penner adapted the script from Robert Damon Schneck's short story "The Bridge to Body Island." It will be directed by Stacy Title, who directed and co-wrote with Penner the short film Down on the Waterfront, which earned them an Oscar nomination in 1994. They've collaborated on the Hamlet adaptation Let the Devil Wear Black and the hip-hop horror comedy Hood of Horror. The TWC-Dimension
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- 9/11/2014
- by Austin Siegemund-Broka
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films acquired worldwide distribution rights to horror film “The Bye Bye Man,” directed by Stacy Title. The film's plot is being kept under wraps, but it is based on a short story that follows the harrowing events experienced by three Wisconsin college students in the 1990s. The script was adapted by Jonathan Penner, who also wrote “Let the Devil Wear Black.” Also read: Tarantino's ‘Hateful Eight’ Shoot Begins in January, Weinstein Distributing Title's other directing credits include “The Last Supper,” “Hood of Horror” and Oscar-nominated short “Down on the Waterfront.” Trevor Macy will produce through his Intrepid Pictures.
- 9/11/2014
- by Gina Hall
- The Wrap
As "Survivor" contestants go, Jonathan Penner is one of a kind. Yes, there have been other three-time "Survivor" players and of the three-time players, Penner presumably goes down as one of the least accomplished within the game itself, right? He finished seventh in "Survivor: Cook Islands," was medically evacuated from "Survivor: Micronesia" and just earned a repeat seventh place finish for "Survivor: Philippines." But how many of those three-time players can also say that they were nominated for an Oscar (for the short "Down on the Waterfront") and part of the inciting event that launched the sitcom classic "The...
- 12/1/2012
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
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