A couple months ago, we learned that The Devil’s Bath – the latest genre movie from Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the directing duo behind the disturbing horror films Goodnight Mommy (the original, not the Naomi Watts remake) and The Lodge – had been acquired by Shudder, with the streaming service planning to release it in North America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand sometime this summer. Now we know the exact release date. The Devil’s Bath will be available to stream on Shudder as of June 28th.
The Devil’s Bath – which has been described as “utterly harrowing”, “chilling”, and “impactful” – is a German-language film that is set in 1750 Austria, at a time when villages were surrounded by deep forests. There, a deeply religious woman has married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day,...
The Devil’s Bath – which has been described as “utterly harrowing”, “chilling”, and “impactful” – is a German-language film that is set in 1750 Austria, at a time when villages were surrounded by deep forests. There, a deeply religious woman has married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The latest genre movie from Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the directing duo behind the disturbing horror films Goodnight Mommy and The Lodge, is The Devil’s Bath, which is set to have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival this month. Before the movie’s festival screening, Variety reports that the Shudder streaming service has already picked up the rights to release The Devil’s Bath in North America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand sometime this summer. Variety also reports that Franz and Fiala have signed on to direct the psychological horror movie A Head Full of Ghosts, which is based on a novel by Paul Tremblay (you can pick up a copy of the book Here). Another novel written by Tremblay was The Cabin at the End of the World, which M. Night Shyamalan turned into Knock at the Cabin.
The Devil’s Bath – which has...
The Devil’s Bath – which has...
- 2/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Lodge and Goodnight Mommy filmmakers Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala are in high demand this week, beginning with The Devil’s Bath. Now, Variety reports that the duo are set to helm an adaptation of Paul Tremblay‘s acclaimed novel, A Head Full of Ghosts.
The horror film will be adapted and directed by Franz and Fiala and produced by Robert Downey Jr.
A Head Full Of Ghosts sees a young woman recount to a journalist the terrifying story of how her family was publicly ripped apart 20 years prior by her teenage sister’s mysterious affliction.
The story “follows the Barretts, whose normal suburban New England life is torn apart when their teenage daughter shows signs of acute schizophrenia, reluctantly leading them to be the subjects of a reality show, “The Possession.” Some 15 years later, Merry faces her family’s haunting past when a journalist is assigned to help tell...
The horror film will be adapted and directed by Franz and Fiala and produced by Robert Downey Jr.
A Head Full Of Ghosts sees a young woman recount to a journalist the terrifying story of how her family was publicly ripped apart 20 years prior by her teenage sister’s mysterious affliction.
The story “follows the Barretts, whose normal suburban New England life is torn apart when their teenage daughter shows signs of acute schizophrenia, reluctantly leading them to be the subjects of a reality show, “The Possession.” Some 15 years later, Merry faces her family’s haunting past when a journalist is assigned to help tell...
- 2/15/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
“A Head Full of Ghosts,” an adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, will be directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala.
The horror feature will be adapted and directed by Franz and Fiala, the filmmaking duo best known for horror-thriller hit, “Goodnight Mommy,” which was selected as Austria’s 2014 Oscar entry, and the Riley Keough-led “The Lodge,” which premiered at Sundance and was acquired by Neon in 2019. Their next film, “The Devil’s Bath,” is competing for the Golden Bear at the ongoing Berlin Film Festival.
The film is produced by Team Downey and The Allegiance Theater. Fifth Season is financing development and production. Producers are Daniel Dubiecki and Lara Alameddine from The Allegiance Theater, Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr. for Team Downey, and David Gambino.
The story follows the Barretts, whose normal suburban New England life is torn apart when their teenage daughter shows signs of acute schizophrenia,...
The horror feature will be adapted and directed by Franz and Fiala, the filmmaking duo best known for horror-thriller hit, “Goodnight Mommy,” which was selected as Austria’s 2014 Oscar entry, and the Riley Keough-led “The Lodge,” which premiered at Sundance and was acquired by Neon in 2019. Their next film, “The Devil’s Bath,” is competing for the Golden Bear at the ongoing Berlin Film Festival.
The film is produced by Team Downey and The Allegiance Theater. Fifth Season is financing development and production. Producers are Daniel Dubiecki and Lara Alameddine from The Allegiance Theater, Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr. for Team Downey, and David Gambino.
The story follows the Barretts, whose normal suburban New England life is torn apart when their teenage daughter shows signs of acute schizophrenia,...
- 2/15/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
One club welcomes another on the latest installment of The Losers’ Club’s On Writers series.
This week, co-hosts Randall Colburn and Mel Kassel chat with acclaimed novelist Paul G. Tremblay about last year’s The Pallbearers Club, a twisty tale of two loners that allows them both operate as unreliable narrators — one via his unpublished memoir, the other through the notes she leaves in its margins. It’s an unnerving and edifying story of friendship, obsession, and addiction, not to mention vampirism, be it of the literal or emotional kind.
In conversation, Tremblay unpacks his careful approach to ambiguity and the necessity he feels to earn his experiments with narrative. He also discusses Knock at the Cabin, the M. Night Shyamalan-directed adaptation of his Bram Stoker Award-winning novel The Cabin at the End of the World, and his experience as a novelist in Hollywood. Tremblay also teases his next novel,...
This week, co-hosts Randall Colburn and Mel Kassel chat with acclaimed novelist Paul G. Tremblay about last year’s The Pallbearers Club, a twisty tale of two loners that allows them both operate as unreliable narrators — one via his unpublished memoir, the other through the notes she leaves in its margins. It’s an unnerving and edifying story of friendship, obsession, and addiction, not to mention vampirism, be it of the literal or emotional kind.
In conversation, Tremblay unpacks his careful approach to ambiguity and the necessity he feels to earn his experiments with narrative. He also discusses Knock at the Cabin, the M. Night Shyamalan-directed adaptation of his Bram Stoker Award-winning novel The Cabin at the End of the World, and his experience as a novelist in Hollywood. Tremblay also teases his next novel,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Randall Colburn
- bloody-disgusting.com
Christian Bale and Scott Cooper’s Edgar Allen Poe-inspired thriller “The Pale Blue Eye” has been acquired by Netflix in a $55 million deal for worldwide rights.
The sale marks a record for a worldwide deal at the European Film Market, which is being held virtually this year, an individual with knowledge tells TheWrap.
A spokesperson for Netflix confirmed the “The Pale Blue Eye” acquisition to TheWrap Saturday but declined to comment on the financial terms of the deal.
Cooper will write and direct “The Pale Blue Eye,” which is based on a 2003 novel by Louis Bayard. The story is set in 1830 and finds a veteran detective (Bale) investigating a gruesome murder at West Point Academy.
As an assistant, the detective takes on a young poet with a penchant for drink, the man who will some day come to be known to the world as Edgar Allen Poe. As they work to uncover the mystery,...
The sale marks a record for a worldwide deal at the European Film Market, which is being held virtually this year, an individual with knowledge tells TheWrap.
A spokesperson for Netflix confirmed the “The Pale Blue Eye” acquisition to TheWrap Saturday but declined to comment on the financial terms of the deal.
Cooper will write and direct “The Pale Blue Eye,” which is based on a 2003 novel by Louis Bayard. The story is set in 1830 and finds a veteran detective (Bale) investigating a gruesome murder at West Point Academy.
As an assistant, the detective takes on a young poet with a penchant for drink, the man who will some day come to be known to the world as Edgar Allen Poe. As they work to uncover the mystery,...
- 3/6/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Christian Bale to Reunite With Scott Cooper on Edgar Allen Poe-Inspired Thriller ‘The Pale Blue Eye’
Christian Bale will reunite with filmmaker Scott Cooper for a thriller called “The Pale Blue Eye” that revolves around a young Edgar Allen Poe.
Cooper will write and direct “The Pale Blue Eye,” which is based on a 2003 novel by Louis Bayard. The story is set in 1830 and finds a veteran detective (Bale) investigating a gruesome murder at West Point Academy.
As an assistant, the detective takes on a young poet with a penchant for drink, the man who will some day come to be known to the world as Edgar Allen Poe. As they work to uncover the mystery, their own friendship soon unravels as Poe delves into his partner’s own dark past.
Cross Creek is financing and producing “The Pale Blue Eye,” and CAA Media Finance and Endeavor Content are co-representing domestic distribution rights when the film is presented to buyers at the European Film Market. MadRiver is handling international sales.
Cooper will write and direct “The Pale Blue Eye,” which is based on a 2003 novel by Louis Bayard. The story is set in 1830 and finds a veteran detective (Bale) investigating a gruesome murder at West Point Academy.
As an assistant, the detective takes on a young poet with a penchant for drink, the man who will some day come to be known to the world as Edgar Allen Poe. As they work to uncover the mystery, their own friendship soon unravels as Poe delves into his partner’s own dark past.
Cross Creek is financing and producing “The Pale Blue Eye,” and CAA Media Finance and Endeavor Content are co-representing domestic distribution rights when the film is presented to buyers at the European Film Market. MadRiver is handling international sales.
- 2/26/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
FrightFest 2020 is upon us, and this year, of course, it’s all digital. So while it’s a shame not to be crowding into a sweaty cinema for four days of intensive horror, there are silver linings! Namely that the FrightFest experience can be streamed into your living room….
Part of that experience is the live events and this year Den Of Geek is hosting a very special panel. The panel is Live and Free and available to Anyone – you don’t need a FrightFest ticket to attend.
The panel is called Horror In Lockdown and takes place on Sunday 30 August at 7pm GMT, it will run for 90 mins and the audience will be invited to ask questions at the end via comments on the Den of Geek Youtube channel. The panel will be simulcast from the FrightFest Eventive page and the Den of Geek Youtube channel.
Full details are below,...
Part of that experience is the live events and this year Den Of Geek is hosting a very special panel. The panel is Live and Free and available to Anyone – you don’t need a FrightFest ticket to attend.
The panel is called Horror In Lockdown and takes place on Sunday 30 August at 7pm GMT, it will run for 90 mins and the audience will be invited to ask questions at the end via comments on the Den of Geek Youtube channel. The panel will be simulcast from the FrightFest Eventive page and the Den of Geek Youtube channel.
Full details are below,...
- 8/28/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
HBO is developing drama series Sphere based on Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name, from Westworld executive producer/writer Denise Thé, Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s Kilter Films (Westworld), Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey and Warner Bros. Television.
Written by Thé, based on the novel, Sphere plunges us one thousand feet into the ocean, where a group of scientists confronts the surreal, beautiful, and deadly mysteries of the universe, only to find the people closest to us may prove to be the most alien.
Thé, who also serves as showrunner, executive produces with Kilter Films’ Nolan, Joy and Athena Wickham and Team Downey’s Robert Downey Jr, Susan Downey and Amanda Burrell. The project is a co-production of Kilter Films, Team Downey and Warner Bros. TV.
Thé most recently served as executive producer and writer on Season 3 of the Emmy-winning drama series Westworld.
Written by Thé, based on the novel, Sphere plunges us one thousand feet into the ocean, where a group of scientists confronts the surreal, beautiful, and deadly mysteries of the universe, only to find the people closest to us may prove to be the most alien.
Thé, who also serves as showrunner, executive produces with Kilter Films’ Nolan, Joy and Athena Wickham and Team Downey’s Robert Downey Jr, Susan Downey and Amanda Burrell. The project is a co-production of Kilter Films, Team Downey and Warner Bros. TV.
Thé most recently served as executive producer and writer on Season 3 of the Emmy-winning drama series Westworld.
- 8/27/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Margaret Qualley is set as the lead in Maid, Netflix’s dramedy series from writer Molly Smith Metzler; John Wells Productions, Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television.
Written by Metzler, Maid is inspired by Stephanie Land’s bestselling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive. It revolves around Alex (Qualley), a single mother who turns to housekeeping to — barely — make ends meet as she battles against poverty, homelessness, and bureaucracy. Told primarily through her point of view, Maid is described as a beautiful, alive, gritty and inspiring exploration of poverty in America.
Metzler executive produces and will serve as showrunner. Wells and Erin Jontow executive produce with John Wells Prods., along with Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Brett Hedblom via LuckyChap Entertainment, and Land. John Wells Productions, LuckyChap Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV co-produce.
Qualley, whose first major role was on HBO’s The Leftovers,...
Written by Metzler, Maid is inspired by Stephanie Land’s bestselling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive. It revolves around Alex (Qualley), a single mother who turns to housekeeping to — barely — make ends meet as she battles against poverty, homelessness, and bureaucracy. Told primarily through her point of view, Maid is described as a beautiful, alive, gritty and inspiring exploration of poverty in America.
Metzler executive produces and will serve as showrunner. Wells and Erin Jontow executive produce with John Wells Prods., along with Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Brett Hedblom via LuckyChap Entertainment, and Land. John Wells Productions, LuckyChap Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV co-produce.
Qualley, whose first major role was on HBO’s The Leftovers,...
- 8/26/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts author Paul Tremblay’s new novel Survivor Song is now available. And it looks like none other than Stephen King is singing its praise over on Twitter. Check out his tweet below. Here’s the book’s rundown via Amazon: In a matter of […] More...
- 8/12/2020
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a drama series from Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey and Adam Perlman.
Based on true events, the Untitled Team Downey and Adam Perlman project is based on Michael Lista’s Toronto Life article “The Sting.” It follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes on a decades-old cold case in hopes of winning a confession and becoming a hero. The case quickly spirals out of control when the undercover cop attempts an elaborate sting… adding playacting cops, taxpayer resources, and an unexpected friendship with the peculiar target.
Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey and Amanda Burrell will executive produce for Team Downey, with Robert also eyeing a supporting role. Perlman will serve as writer and executive producer. Michael Lista will co-executive produce.
Perlman has worked on Billions for the past four years, most recently rising to executive producer on the most recent season.
Based on true events, the Untitled Team Downey and Adam Perlman project is based on Michael Lista’s Toronto Life article “The Sting.” It follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes on a decades-old cold case in hopes of winning a confession and becoming a hero. The case quickly spirals out of control when the undercover cop attempts an elaborate sting… adding playacting cops, taxpayer resources, and an unexpected friendship with the peculiar target.
Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey and Amanda Burrell will executive produce for Team Downey, with Robert also eyeing a supporting role. Perlman will serve as writer and executive producer. Michael Lista will co-executive produce.
Perlman has worked on Billions for the past four years, most recently rising to executive producer on the most recent season.
- 8/5/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has given a straight-to-series order to a crime drama series from Robert Downey Jr.’s Team Downey and writer Adam Perlman.
The untitled series is based on the Toronto Life article “The Sting” by journalist Michael Lista. According to the series description, the project “follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes on a decades-old cold case in hopes of winning a confession and becoming a hero. The case quickly spirals out of control when the undercover cop attempts an elaborate sting… adding playacting cops, taxpayer resources, and an unexpected friendship with the peculiar target.”
Downey Jr. will executive produce the series alongside Susan Downey and Amanda Burrell of Team Downey and will potentially appear on the series in a supporting role. Adam Perlman, whose credits include “Billions” and “The Good Wife,” will write and executive produce.
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The untitled series is based on the Toronto Life article “The Sting” by journalist Michael Lista. According to the series description, the project “follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes on a decades-old cold case in hopes of winning a confession and becoming a hero. The case quickly spirals out of control when the undercover cop attempts an elaborate sting… adding playacting cops, taxpayer resources, and an unexpected friendship with the peculiar target.”
Downey Jr. will executive produce the series alongside Susan Downey and Amanda Burrell of Team Downey and will potentially appear on the series in a supporting role. Adam Perlman, whose credits include “Billions” and “The Good Wife,” will write and executive produce.
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- 8/5/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Bestselling horror novelist Paul Tremblay, whose A Head Full Of Ghosts is set for a film adaptation directed by Scott Cooper, has signed a three-book deal with the William Morrow imprint of HarperCollins.
The publisher has acquired US and Canadian rights to three new books by the writer, the first of which will be The Pallbearer’s Club, set for publication in summer of 2022.
The novel is described as a horror story about a less-than-successful middle-aged man who reflects on his long-ago involvement with a group who served as volunteer mourners at the funerals of people with no friends or family — and the mysterious person he met along the way who changed the course of his life irrevocably.
Also included in the William Morrow deal is a new short story collection and a currently untitled novel.
Tremblay is the author of six previous novels, including the recently-released Survivor Song.
The publisher has acquired US and Canadian rights to three new books by the writer, the first of which will be The Pallbearer’s Club, set for publication in summer of 2022.
The novel is described as a horror story about a less-than-successful middle-aged man who reflects on his long-ago involvement with a group who served as volunteer mourners at the funerals of people with no friends or family — and the mysterious person he met along the way who changed the course of his life irrevocably.
Also included in the William Morrow deal is a new short story collection and a currently untitled novel.
Tremblay is the author of six previous novels, including the recently-released Survivor Song.
- 7/16/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Boston math teacher Paul Tremblay, like many of us, is currently sheltering in place with his family, peering uncertainly into the future as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our everyday life. Unlike the rest of us, he has a book about a deadly virus of mysterious origins dropping on July 7th via HarperCollins.
“I almost feel apologetic when people tell me they’ve read the book just because, I don’t know… I feel like I would have a hard time reading something that’s pretty close to what...
“I almost feel apologetic when people tell me they’ve read the book just because, I don’t know… I feel like I would have a hard time reading something that’s pretty close to what...
- 4/1/2020
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
“With this aid, movie theatres can get through this crisis confident in being able to re-open”
March 27 Update: The Motion Picture Association (Mpa) and Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) have welcomed the passage of the $2.2tn stumulus package, which has been approved by the Us House of Representatives and ratified by Donald Trump.
Among other measures, the package establishes a $454bn loan guarantee fund enabling theatres to pay fixed costs, enables theatres to defer payroll taxes, and offers up to four months of direct aid to workers through extended unemployment insurance.
In a statement released on Friday, Mpa chairman...
March 27 Update: The Motion Picture Association (Mpa) and Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) have welcomed the passage of the $2.2tn stumulus package, which has been approved by the Us House of Representatives and ratified by Donald Trump.
Among other measures, the package establishes a $454bn loan guarantee fund enabling theatres to pay fixed costs, enables theatres to defer payroll taxes, and offers up to four months of direct aid to workers through extended unemployment insurance.
In a statement released on Friday, Mpa chairman...
- 3/27/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
“With this aid, movie theatres can get through this crisis confident in being able to re-open”
March 27 Update: The Motion Picture Association (Mpa) and Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) have welcomed the passage of the $2.2tn stumulus package through the Us House of Representatives.
The measure will go to Donald Trump later on Friday, who has said he will ratify it. Among other measures, the package establishes a $454bn loan guarantee fund enabling theatres to pay fixed costs, enables theatres to defer payroll taxes, and offers up to four months of direct aid to workers through extended unemployment insurance.
March 27 Update: The Motion Picture Association (Mpa) and Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) have welcomed the passage of the $2.2tn stumulus package through the Us House of Representatives.
The measure will go to Donald Trump later on Friday, who has said he will ratify it. Among other measures, the package establishes a $454bn loan guarantee fund enabling theatres to pay fixed costs, enables theatres to defer payroll taxes, and offers up to four months of direct aid to workers through extended unemployment insurance.
- 3/27/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Deals for both titles were signed at last month’s European Film Market.
Genre specialist Devilworks has signed Us distribution deals for two titles, with exploitation film distributor Artsploitation Films.
The first is Welcome To The Circle, a directorial debut for writer David Fowler, whose previous writing credits include wildlife documentaries Penguins, Born In China and Gowing Up Wild for Disney.
The film tells the story of a young girl and her father who fall prey to a secluded, madman-worshipping cult situation deep in the woods. The title premiered at Fantasporto Fantastic Festival in Portugal earlier this month; Michael Khazen produces for High Deaf Productions,...
Genre specialist Devilworks has signed Us distribution deals for two titles, with exploitation film distributor Artsploitation Films.
The first is Welcome To The Circle, a directorial debut for writer David Fowler, whose previous writing credits include wildlife documentaries Penguins, Born In China and Gowing Up Wild for Disney.
The film tells the story of a young girl and her father who fall prey to a secluded, madman-worshipping cult situation deep in the woods. The title premiered at Fantasporto Fantastic Festival in Portugal earlier this month; Michael Khazen produces for High Deaf Productions,...
- 3/26/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
“With this aid, movie theatres can get through this crisis confident in being able to re-open”
March 26 Update: Scott Cooper, director of the upcoming Antlers and A Head Full Of Ghosts, which just landed at STXfilms, has expressed his support for the $2.2tn stiumulus bill that lawmakers are rushing through Congress.
”Along with the National Association of Theatre Owners [Nato] and moviegoers the nation over, I applaud the $2.2 trillion Senate aid package meant to ease immediate economic burdens across the country, and to allow movie theaters to cover fixed costs while normal revenue is interrupted,” said Cooper, whose films include Crazy Heart and Black Mass.
March 26 Update: Scott Cooper, director of the upcoming Antlers and A Head Full Of Ghosts, which just landed at STXfilms, has expressed his support for the $2.2tn stiumulus bill that lawmakers are rushing through Congress.
”Along with the National Association of Theatre Owners [Nato] and moviegoers the nation over, I applaud the $2.2 trillion Senate aid package meant to ease immediate economic burdens across the country, and to allow movie theaters to cover fixed costs while normal revenue is interrupted,” said Cooper, whose films include Crazy Heart and Black Mass.
- 3/26/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
In today’s film news roundup, Canada’s largest Lgbtq film festival gets postponed, the commercial industry’s health plan addresses the coronavirus pandemic and Margaret Qualley’s “A Head Full of Ghosts” finds a home.
Film Festival
Inside Out, Canada’s largest Lgbtq film festival, has postponed this year’s 30th anniversary edition to Oct. 1-11 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The festival had been scheduled for May 21-31 in Toronto. Inside Out said Wednesday that it would present several key initiatives in an online format, including its Lgbtq international feature film financing forum, its annual short film pitch competition, the launch of the previously announced content platform for youth and an online sneak peek of the festival’s 30th anniversary archival exhibit.
“Inside Out is committed to connecting filmmakers, industry, and communities year-round, and will be utilizing all available methods to do so during this unprecedented time,” the organization said.
Film Festival
Inside Out, Canada’s largest Lgbtq film festival, has postponed this year’s 30th anniversary edition to Oct. 1-11 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The festival had been scheduled for May 21-31 in Toronto. Inside Out said Wednesday that it would present several key initiatives in an online format, including its Lgbtq international feature film financing forum, its annual short film pitch competition, the launch of the previously announced content platform for youth and an online sneak peek of the festival’s 30th anniversary archival exhibit.
“Inside Out is committed to connecting filmmakers, industry, and communities year-round, and will be utilizing all available methods to do so during this unprecedented time,” the organization said.
- 3/26/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Adaptation based on acclaimed horror novel by Paul Tremblay.
STXfilms is understood to be closing multiple territories on the upcoming psychological thriller A Head Full Of Ghosts from director Scott Cooper and set to star Margaret Qualley from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
The company acquired the Us and UK, where it distributes directly, and reportedly pooled its resources with STXinternational output partners in Latin America (Sun), Canada (Elevation) and Benelux (The Searchers) to take those territories off the table.
The adaptation is based on the acclaimed 2015 novel by Paul Tremblay about a journalist who uncovers the truth behind...
STXfilms is understood to be closing multiple territories on the upcoming psychological thriller A Head Full Of Ghosts from director Scott Cooper and set to star Margaret Qualley from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
The company acquired the Us and UK, where it distributes directly, and reportedly pooled its resources with STXinternational output partners in Latin America (Sun), Canada (Elevation) and Benelux (The Searchers) to take those territories off the table.
The adaptation is based on the acclaimed 2015 novel by Paul Tremblay about a journalist who uncovers the truth behind...
- 3/25/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Stx is nearing a deal to acquire the next film from director Scott Cooper, a psychological horror film called “A Head Full of Ghosts” that is set to star “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” actress Margaret Qualley, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
The deal for the film would be in the mid-seven figures, and Stx would acquire both the U.S. and U.K. distribution rights, according to the individual.
“A Head Full of Ghosts” is based on Paul Tremblay’s 2015 horror novel of the same name, about an American family whose life is slowly put under strain when their 14-year-old daughter begins exhibiting signs of mental illness. The story is told from the perspective of the girl’s younger sister, who is telling her story to a horror writer recalling the time from when she was just 8.
Additional casting is currently underway on the...
The deal for the film would be in the mid-seven figures, and Stx would acquire both the U.S. and U.K. distribution rights, according to the individual.
“A Head Full of Ghosts” is based on Paul Tremblay’s 2015 horror novel of the same name, about an American family whose life is slowly put under strain when their 14-year-old daughter begins exhibiting signs of mental illness. The story is told from the perspective of the girl’s younger sister, who is telling her story to a horror writer recalling the time from when she was just 8.
Additional casting is currently underway on the...
- 3/25/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: STXfilms is closing a high seven-figure multi-territory pre-buy for the Scott Cooper-directed psychological horror A Head Full of Ghosts, which will star Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood).
Stx will distribute in the U.S. and UK and, like it did on Gunpowder Milkshake last month, teamed with its output partners in Latin America (Sun), Canada (Elevation) and Benelux (The Searchers) to acquire those markets as well. Partnering up gives the buyers a better chance of fending off the deep-pocketed streamers.
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The film is backed by Cross Creek, Team Downey and The Allegiance Theater. CAA Media Finance repped U.S. rights while Mad River launched foreign sales at the European...
Stx will distribute in the U.S. and UK and, like it did on Gunpowder Milkshake last month, teamed with its output partners in Latin America (Sun), Canada (Elevation) and Benelux (The Searchers) to acquire those markets as well. Partnering up gives the buyers a better chance of fending off the deep-pocketed streamers.
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The film is backed by Cross Creek, Team Downey and The Allegiance Theater. CAA Media Finance repped U.S. rights while Mad River launched foreign sales at the European...
- 3/25/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
A24 is staying in the Claire Denis business. Following her wondrous, daring, frightening sci-fi odyssey High Life, released last year, they are now reteaming with the director for her next project. Last year, she announced she was developing an adaptation of The Stars at Noon, the 1986 novel from the late, brilliant writer Denis Johnson, with Robert Pattinson attached to star.
Now, Deadline reports that A24 has come aboard as has Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood star Margaret Qualley. Described as a “love story/thriller,” it follows a mysterious English businessman and headstrong American journalist who strike up a passionate romance in Nicaragua in 1984. Production is expected to kick off later this year, which could mean a 2021 release in the cards.
Check out the synopsis of the book below courtesy of Amazon:
Set in Nicaragua in 1984, The Stars at Noon is a story of passion, fear, and betrayal told...
Now, Deadline reports that A24 has come aboard as has Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood star Margaret Qualley. Described as a “love story/thriller,” it follows a mysterious English businessman and headstrong American journalist who strike up a passionate romance in Nicaragua in 1984. Production is expected to kick off later this year, which could mean a 2021 release in the cards.
Check out the synopsis of the book below courtesy of Amazon:
Set in Nicaragua in 1984, The Stars at Noon is a story of passion, fear, and betrayal told...
- 2/18/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A24 has bought North American rights to the thriller “The Stars at Noon,” starring Robert Pattinson and Margaret Qualley.
Claire Denis is attached to direct, and wrote the screenplay with Lea Mysius and Andrew Litvack, based on Denis Johnson’s 1986 novel.
The deal was announced Tuesday on the eve of the Berlin Film Festival, where Wild Bunch is launching international sales on the project. CAA Media Finance brokered the domestic deal. Paris-based Curiosa Films is producing “The Stars at Noon.”
The film, set during the Nicaraguan Revolution in 1984, follows a mysterious English businessman and a headstrong American journalist who strike up a passionate romance. Their situation soon deteriorates and they attempt to escape the country, with only each other to trust and rely on.
Pattinson is currently shooting “The Batman” for Warner Bros. Denis’ credits include “35 Shots of Rum” and “High Life,” which also starred Pattinson and was bought by A24.
Qualley,...
Claire Denis is attached to direct, and wrote the screenplay with Lea Mysius and Andrew Litvack, based on Denis Johnson’s 1986 novel.
The deal was announced Tuesday on the eve of the Berlin Film Festival, where Wild Bunch is launching international sales on the project. CAA Media Finance brokered the domestic deal. Paris-based Curiosa Films is producing “The Stars at Noon.”
The film, set during the Nicaraguan Revolution in 1984, follows a mysterious English businessman and a headstrong American journalist who strike up a passionate romance. Their situation soon deteriorates and they attempt to escape the country, with only each other to trust and rely on.
Pattinson is currently shooting “The Batman” for Warner Bros. Denis’ credits include “35 Shots of Rum” and “High Life,” which also starred Pattinson and was bought by A24.
Qualley,...
- 2/18/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: In a competitive situation on the eve of the European Film Market, A24 has swooped on North American rights to one of the hot indie pics that has just dropped at the market.
In a low-seven-figure deal, the blue-chip buyer has swooped on Claire Denis’ next movie, love story/thriller The Stars at Noon, which has her High-Life collaborator Robert Pattinson and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood breakout Margaret Qualley attached.
Set in 1984 during the Nicaraguan Revolution, the film follows a mysterious English businessman and headstrong American journalist who strike up a passionate romance. They soon become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country, with only each other to trust and rely on.
The project is based on the 1986 novel by acclaimed U.S. writer Denis Johnson. Filmmaker Denis is adapting the novel with Lea Mysius and Andrew Litvack.
In a low-seven-figure deal, the blue-chip buyer has swooped on Claire Denis’ next movie, love story/thriller The Stars at Noon, which has her High-Life collaborator Robert Pattinson and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood breakout Margaret Qualley attached.
Set in 1984 during the Nicaraguan Revolution, the film follows a mysterious English businessman and headstrong American journalist who strike up a passionate romance. They soon become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country, with only each other to trust and rely on.
The project is based on the 1986 novel by acclaimed U.S. writer Denis Johnson. Filmmaker Denis is adapting the novel with Lea Mysius and Andrew Litvack.
- 2/18/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Antlers director Scott Cooper is set to helm an adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s psychological horror novel A Head Full of Ghosts with Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) Deadline reports that Cooper is revising the script’s current draft and […]
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- 2/18/2020
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Margaret Qualley is going to find herself with A Head Full of Ghosts for her next feature film, starring in the adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s psychological horror novel directed by Scott Cooper. Cooper, best known for directing Crazy Heart, Black Mass, and most recently, Hostiles, is taking over directing duties from The Blackcoat’s Daughter director Oz Perkins, who was attached to A Head […]
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- 2/18/2020
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
It seems like Osgood Perkins is no longer attached to direct the adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s novel “A Head Full of Ghosts,” but Scott Cooper is in to re-write and direct the horror film starring Margaret Qualley.
Read More: ‘Antlers’ Trailer: Jesse Plemons & Keri Russell Are Up Against Something Evil In Scott Cooper’s New Thriller
Deadline reports that Scott Cooper has stepped in to replace Osgood Perkins as the director of the upcoming horror film “A Head Full of Ghosts.” The news comes a month ahead of Cooper’s first foray into horror, the Guillermo del Toro-produced “Antlers.” That Cooper is already attached to make another horror movie only serves to build anticipation for “Antlers,” which has an impressive cast starring Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons, and was co-written by one of the writers of both the “Hannibal” TV show and “Channel Zero.”
When it comes to Cooper’s previous directorial efforts,...
Read More: ‘Antlers’ Trailer: Jesse Plemons & Keri Russell Are Up Against Something Evil In Scott Cooper’s New Thriller
Deadline reports that Scott Cooper has stepped in to replace Osgood Perkins as the director of the upcoming horror film “A Head Full of Ghosts.” The news comes a month ahead of Cooper’s first foray into horror, the Guillermo del Toro-produced “Antlers.” That Cooper is already attached to make another horror movie only serves to build anticipation for “Antlers,” which has an impressive cast starring Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons, and was co-written by one of the writers of both the “Hannibal” TV show and “Channel Zero.”
When it comes to Cooper’s previous directorial efforts,...
- 2/15/2020
- by Rafael Motamayor
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Scott Cooper is set to direct Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Margaret Qualley in the psychological horror A Head Full of Ghosts. The film is backed by Cross Creek, Team Downey and The Allegiance Theater. Cross Creek is financing, with CAA Media Finance representing U.S. rights and Mad River International launching overseas sales at the European Film Market in Berlin.
Pic is an adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s Bram Stoker Award-winning horror novel, and Cooper is revising the current draft. When 8-year-old Merry’s older sister exhibits signs of an indeterminate and terrifying affliction, the Barrett family slowly tears itself apart. Now, 20 years later, Merry is confronted with her family’s traumatic past when Rachel, a journalist with a similarly haunted past, delves into the case, causing Merry to relive and reconsider the devastating memories of her childhood.
Qualley is also coming off Fosse/Verdon and The Leftovers.
Pic is an adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s Bram Stoker Award-winning horror novel, and Cooper is revising the current draft. When 8-year-old Merry’s older sister exhibits signs of an indeterminate and terrifying affliction, the Barrett family slowly tears itself apart. Now, 20 years later, Merry is confronted with her family’s traumatic past when Rachel, a journalist with a similarly haunted past, delves into the case, causing Merry to relive and reconsider the devastating memories of her childhood.
Qualley is also coming off Fosse/Verdon and The Leftovers.
- 2/14/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Robert Downey Jr, and Team Downey, his production company with wife Susan Downey, has just moved to Wme, which will rep them in all areas.
Downey Jr had been repped by CAA, and thus ends one of the most lucrative and prolific decade-long runs any actor has had with an agency in recent memory. That covers the period when Downey Jr. blew away all comers to win the role of Iron Man, becoming the signature player in an unprecedented decade of success for Marvel Studios. It also created a situation where the actor was making in the vicinity of $50 million-$70 million each time he donned the metal suit in numerous spinoffs and Avengers films, a run that ended in Avengers: Endgame, the highest grossing film of all time. At the same time, he headlined the billion dollar-grossing Sherlock Holmes franchise and got an Oscar nomination for 2009’s Tropic Thunder.
Downey Jr had been repped by CAA, and thus ends one of the most lucrative and prolific decade-long runs any actor has had with an agency in recent memory. That covers the period when Downey Jr. blew away all comers to win the role of Iron Man, becoming the signature player in an unprecedented decade of success for Marvel Studios. It also created a situation where the actor was making in the vicinity of $50 million-$70 million each time he donned the metal suit in numerous spinoffs and Avengers films, a run that ended in Avengers: Endgame, the highest grossing film of all time. At the same time, he headlined the billion dollar-grossing Sherlock Holmes franchise and got an Oscar nomination for 2009’s Tropic Thunder.
- 2/5/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The Blackcoat’s Daughter, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, and Gretel & Hansel director Osgood Perkins’ next movie may be an adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s mind-bending tale of psychological horror A Head Full of Ghosts. And […]
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- 1/31/2020
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
This year's Telluride Horror Show kicks off in Colorado this October, and if you're wondering whether or not to purchase tickets and point your car hood toward the Rocky Mountains, then the first wave of programming should help persuade you, as the festival will feature a 30th anniversary screening of Killer Klowns from Outer Space, the holiday zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, the heavy metal movie Lords of Chaos, and much more:
"First Wave of Films Announced for 2018 Telluride Horror Show
The Witch in the Window, Lords of Chaos, and Killer Klowns tribute revealed
From Festival Director, Ted Wilson:
"Okay, we're coming up for air to share films & guests! We know you've been anxiously awaiting news and we appreciate your patience. We've been dug in deep this year, working harder than ever to bring you an exciting and diverse line-up. In this first wave of announcements, there's plenty to unpack,...
"First Wave of Films Announced for 2018 Telluride Horror Show
The Witch in the Window, Lords of Chaos, and Killer Klowns tribute revealed
From Festival Director, Ted Wilson:
"Okay, we're coming up for air to share films & guests! We know you've been anxiously awaiting news and we appreciate your patience. We've been dug in deep this year, working harder than ever to bring you an exciting and diverse line-up. In this first wave of announcements, there's plenty to unpack,...
- 9/19/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: FilmNation has acquired feature film rights to The Cabin at the End of the World, a Harper Collins 2018 title from author Paul Tremblay. The psychological horror and suspense novel centers on a vacationing family terrorized by four strangers who claim to be either attempting to bring about or trying to avert the apocalypse.
Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman have been tapped by the studio to adapt the book. The screenwriting duo just sold their spec script, Harry’s All Night Hamburgers (based on the Hugo Award-winning short) to Warner Bros. in a bidding war last month.
Their previous screenplay, Orb, made the 2016 Black List as well as the top of the 2016 Blood List.
Tremblay’s previous book, A Head Full Of Ghosts, is at Focus Features with Robert Downey Jr.’s Team Downey shingle producing.
FilmNation’s other recent titles are Life Itself (the ensemble love story led by...
Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman have been tapped by the studio to adapt the book. The screenwriting duo just sold their spec script, Harry’s All Night Hamburgers (based on the Hugo Award-winning short) to Warner Bros. in a bidding war last month.
Their previous screenplay, Orb, made the 2016 Black List as well as the top of the 2016 Blood List.
Tremblay’s previous book, A Head Full Of Ghosts, is at Focus Features with Robert Downey Jr.’s Team Downey shingle producing.
FilmNation’s other recent titles are Life Itself (the ensemble love story led by...
- 4/12/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
Focus Features has reportedly wrapped a near eight-figure deal for North American rights to the elevated spy thriller "The Coldest City" which is slated to begin filming in October in Germany.
"John Wick" directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski will direct from a Kurt Johnstad script which is based on Antony Johnston's bestselling graphic novel. The project reportedly sports a $30 million+ budget which Focus has committed to a wide release.
Theron will play a spy who springs into action after an underground MI6 officer is killed just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. She must find a list he was smuggling into the West to protect herself and the counter intelligence community.
Theron, Beth Kono and Aj Dix will produce. The project also marks Focus' third recent high-profile commitment following the Natalie Portman-led Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic "On The Basis Of Sex," and the film adaptation of...
"John Wick" directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski will direct from a Kurt Johnstad script which is based on Antony Johnston's bestselling graphic novel. The project reportedly sports a $30 million+ budget which Focus has committed to a wide release.
Theron will play a spy who springs into action after an underground MI6 officer is killed just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. She must find a list he was smuggling into the West to protect herself and the counter intelligence community.
Theron, Beth Kono and Aj Dix will produce. The project also marks Focus' third recent high-profile commitment following the Natalie Portman-led Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic "On The Basis Of Sex," and the film adaptation of...
- 5/10/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Sarah Dobbs Oct 14, 2016
Lots and lots of horror novels to put the willies up you this Halloween - and we've added a few more...
It’s October. The leaves are turning brown and the nights are drawing in. It’s cold and it’s raining and it’s nearly Halloween. The perfect time, then, to curl up with a good book and give yourself the creeps. But which book?
You could go for one of the classics – Dracula, or Frankenstein, or something by Lovecraft or Poe – or you could go with the zeitgeist and pick up Stephen King’s Cell, or even The Shining, if you’ve not read it already. Any of those would be perfectly good choices. But let’s face it, if you were gonna read one of those, you wouldn’t need me to recommend them.
Here, instead, is a list of 25 other horror novels guaranteed to give you nightmares…...
Lots and lots of horror novels to put the willies up you this Halloween - and we've added a few more...
It’s October. The leaves are turning brown and the nights are drawing in. It’s cold and it’s raining and it’s nearly Halloween. The perfect time, then, to curl up with a good book and give yourself the creeps. But which book?
You could go for one of the classics – Dracula, or Frankenstein, or something by Lovecraft or Poe – or you could go with the zeitgeist and pick up Stephen King’s Cell, or even The Shining, if you’ve not read it already. Any of those would be perfectly good choices. But let’s face it, if you were gonna read one of those, you wouldn’t need me to recommend them.
Here, instead, is a list of 25 other horror novels guaranteed to give you nightmares…...
- 10/14/2013
- Den of Geek
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