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For those of you dying to see John Carpenter’s return to horror, ARC Entertainment in collaboration with Barry Gordon’s XLrator Media have partnered to acquire US rights to Carpenter’s The Ward (review), which premiered at this past September’s TIFF. Amber Heard stars in the 1960s psychological thriller as a young woman trapped inside a mental institution who is terrorised by unseen forces.
In more exciting news, Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon is reteaming with producer Brian Yuzna on thriller The Men, which echoes the tones of John Carpenter’s They Live. The film tells the story of a woman who discovers that earth is captive to an alien race that took control of the planet half a million years ago. The late Dan O’Bannon, whose credits include Alien, The Return of the Living Dead and Total Recall, wrote the screenplay.
Global Cinema Distribution & Starz Anchor Bay have acquired North American & UK theatrical rights to the Ford Brother’s The Dead (review) distributing throughout cinemas beginning with the US theatrical release summer of 2011. Shot on locations across Burkina Faso and Ghana, West Africa on 35mm, The Dead is xentered around the journey of an American mercenary, the sole survivor of a plane crash, who has to run the gauntlet across the terrains of Africa, battling against the living dead. Along his journey he finds an ally in a local military man who is desperately searching for his son amongst the chaos. They must band together to make their way through this brand new horrific world of the dead.
In other news, LA-based American World Pictures has closed key territory sales on its fantasy adventure Jabberwocky (first look), led by a UK deal with Artificial Eye. SyFY International acquired US rights, which means Anchor Bay will probably end up distributing on DVD/Blu-ray. Steven R Monroe (I Spit on Your Grave) directed Tahmoh Penikett, Michael Worth and Kacey Barnfield in the AWP and Bron Studios production about a young warrior who defends his land from a supernatural beast. Raul Inglis and Rafael Jordan wrote the screenplay.
In case you haven’t noticed, the public domain status of beloved icons like Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella and Mickey Mouse has been wreaking havoc on the horror genre in the past couple years, with filmmakers itching to get their hands on the characters and put them into twisted situations. In the wake of two Winnie the Pooh slashers, well, Pooh is about to battle Mickey.
It’s not from the same team behind the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films, to be clear, but Deadline reports that Glen Douglas Packard (Pitchfork) will direct the horror movie Mickey vs. Winnie for Untouchables Entertainment and the website iHorror.
Deadline details, “The film follows two convicts in the 1920s who escape into a cursed forest only to be dragged and consumed into the depths of the dark forest’s muddy heart.
“A century later, a group of thrill-seeking friends unknowingly venture into the same woods. Their Airbnb getaway takes a horrifying turn when the convicts mutate into twisted versions of childhood icons Mickey Mouse & Winnie-The-Pooh, and emerge to terrorize them. A night of violence and gore erupts, as the group of friends battle against their now monstrous beloved childhood characters and fight to break free from the forest’s grip.
“In a horrific spectacle, Mickey and Winnie clash, painting the woods in a gruesome tableau of blood—a chilling testament to the curse’s insidious power.”
Glen Douglas Packard wrote the screenplay that he’ll be directing.
“Horror fans call for the thrill of witnessing icons like the new Aliens and Avengers sharing the screen. While licensing nightmares make such crossovers rare, Mickey vs. Winnie serves as our tribute to that thrilling fantasy,” Packard said in a statement this week.
Producer Anthony Pernicka from iHorror previews, “We’re thrilled to unveil this unique take to horror fans. The Mickey Mouse featured in our film is unlike any iteration audiences have encountered before. Our portrayal doesn’t involve characters donning basic masks. Instead, we present deeply transformed, live-action horror renditions of these iconic figures, weaving together elements of innocence and malevolence. After experiencing the intense scenes we’ve crafted, you’ll never look at Mickey the same way again.”
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