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Dimension Searching For Killers in Web 2.0
It’s cheesy, it’s lame and it won’t ever, ever work. Dimension Films is the latest to try and tackle the integration of web and horror as a new serial killer has found his way onto Web 2.0. Back in 1998 Dee Snider attempted to crossbreed the genre with Strangeland and just last year Twisted Pictures made an attempt with Vlog (and the forthcoming Chain Letter). In between we watched crap like Stay Alive, Cry Wolf, Feardotcom, and even the played-straight Untraceable, which failed miserably. Now Dimension will try their luck — and will soon fail (too).
Trying to break the chain of crappy internet-based horror movies, Dimension Films is getting into the social networking game.
The Weinstein Co.’s genre banner will develop a thriller that involves a teen social networking site as a narrative device. The untitled project is based on an idea by Sara Rue and Robert Green, who will produce. T.S. Faull, who penned the Keri Russell thriller Grimm Love, is writing the script.
The teen thriller is said to resemble Ten Little Indians, as victims are knocked off one by one, only this time with a Web 2.0 twist.
“Online social networking is a widespread phenomenon that interests me greatly,” Bob Weinstein said. “Combining it with a suspense thriller is a new and fresh way to explore this new trend.”
Studios and filmmakers have been seeking ways to explore the popularity of social networking sites in their creative efforts. Last year, Aaron Sorkin signed on with Scott Rudin and Columbia to write a drama about the founding of Facebook.
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Dark Sky Films has announced Dark Sky Selects, a new label “committed to delivering a meticulously curated selection of high-quality, limited edition film releases and exclusive merchandise to the collector’s market.” First up? Hatchet: The Complete Collection SteelBook.
The Limited Edition Blu-ray set collects together all four of creator Adam Green’s Hatchet films for the very first time on Blu-ray, and it’s set to be released on June 25, 2024.
Here’s the full rundown…
- Disc 1: Hatchet
- Disc 2: Hatchet II
- Disc 3: Hatchet III
- Disc 4: Victor Crowley
- Disc 5: Exclusive Blu-ray Bonus Disc with nearly 2 hours of brand-new bonus features
- Hatchet: Swamp Tales
- Production Journals
You can pre-order your copy from Dark Sky Films today.
“Old-school American horror is back as Adam Green’s iconic Hatchet series returns in a blood-soaked, fully Unrated collection, uniting all four films for the first time.
“Unleashed at a time when the fun of 80s slashers had all but disappeared from the cinematic landscape, Hatchet ushered in a new era of terror with its unapologetic brutality and introduction of Victor Crowley, the modern bogeyman, who ruthlessly hunts those who dare tread into his swamp. With each installment, the stakes escalate, delivering bigger, bloodier scares and a relentless barrage of inventive kills. So gather all your pieces, because it’s time to return to his swamp and learn once and for all that some legends truly never die.”
Other films coming soon from Dark Sky Selects include The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, and Faces of Death. Stay tuned for updates.
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