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EXCLUSIVE: Following the global success of Netflix original series D.P. and Hellbound , and the Netflix original film Jung-E , South Korea’s Climax Studio is developing filmmaker Jason Kim ’s The Monster Tale along with Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s Imaginarium Productions. Serkis and Cavendish will serve as executive producers on the project alongside Climax’s Byun Seung-Min. The Monster Tale brings together a warring group of three infamous East Asian monsters, an unlikely team of enemies who must unite to defeat a menacing invasion by a monster from across the seas in Europe. Kim, who has the upcoming Netflix original series Bloodhounds , is alsoknown for his Korean box office hit Midnight Runners , will write and direct The Monster Tale . “Bringing brilliant, flawed and complex characters to the screen is at the heart of what we do at the Imaginarium and we cannot wait to work with Climax Studio and their talented team to develop this … [Read more...] about Andy Serkis’ Imaginarium Teams With South Korea’s Climax Studio To Develop Jason Kim’s ‘The Monster Tale’

EXCLUSIVE: Picture Tree Int’l (PTI) has boarded sales on German Sophie Scholls – The Final Days Oscar-nominee and hitmaker Marc Rothemund ’s heart-warming family drama Weekend Rebels , inspired by the true story of a father who forged a special bond with his autistic son through the search for a perfect soccer club. The film, currently in post-production, is produced by Justyna Muesch, Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann. Their Oscar-winning banner Wiedemann & Berg Film company has delivered a slew of award-winning pictures over the years including The Lives Of Others , Never Look Away and Who Am I . SevenPictures Film co-produces. Leonine Studios is also on board and will release the film in Germany on September 28, 2023. Florian David Fitz ( Welcome to Germany , Vincent Wants To Sea ) leads the German cast as a father who gets closer to his 10-year-old autistic son through a quest to find a soccer club they can support together, in return for the boy … [Read more...] about Picture Tree Int’l To Launch Marc Rothemund’s Father & Son, Autism, Soccer Club Comedy-Drama ‘Weekend Rebels’ At EFM; Unveils First Image

EXCLUSIVE : Lionsgate is in final negotiations to acquire worldwide rights to Imaginary , a new Blumhouse thriller to be directed by Jeff Wadlow ( The Curse of Bridge Hollow ). The studios will co-finance the project, with Lionsgate to present it to buyers at this month’s European Film Market. Pic is the second to team the companies following the Blum-produced Siniste r for Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate released in 2012. In Imaginary , a young woman returns to her childhood home only to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and very unhappy she left. Sources tell us that the plan is for the project, currently being cast, to go into production this spring. Wadlow, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland and Bryce McGuire wrote the script. Producers are Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Wadlow. Wadlow is a DGA Award nominee who collaborated with Blumhouse on the Lucy Hale-led horror-thriller Truth or Dare , released by Universal, and the horror … [Read more...] about Lionsgate Acquiring Blumhouse Thriller ‘Imaginary’ To Be Directed By Jeff Wadlow – EFM

EXCLUSIVE : Hannah John-Kamen ( Ant-Man And The Wasp ) and Theo Rossi ( Sons of Anarchy ) are set to star in the sci-fi thriller Rachel , which Highland Film Group is launching for next week’s EFM . The film will follow new mother Rachel (John-Kamen) who seemingly has the perfect life except she doesn’t recall the recent birth of her baby boy or even being pregnant. Her cookie-cutter husband Stephen (Rossi) deflects her probing questions as strange neighbors begin stalking her. Flooded with memories of an 11-year-old girl who seemed to be her daughter, the film will chart how Rachel’s perfectly constructed world begins to tear apart. Pic is being directed by Jenn Wexler, who made her directorial debut with the SXSW horror film The Ranger and is completing post production on The Sacrifice Game starring Mena Massoud and Olivia Scott Welch, and is written by playwright Vincent Delaney. Producers are Jib Polhemus ( The Last Son , The Expendables 2 ) and … [Read more...] about ‘Ant-Man’ Star Hannah John-Kamen & ‘Son’s Of Anarchy’ Star Theo Rossi To Lead Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Rachel’ — EFM

EXCLUSIVE : Over the last year, director and VFX artist Kane Parsons has shot his YouTube following into the stratosphere with the viral success of his mysterious short, “ The Backrooms (Found Footage).” It’s the first in a series of found-footage horror videos which have thus far garnered nearly 100 million views and will now be adapted for the big screen by A24 , Atomic Monster , Chernin Entertainment and 21 Laps. Parsons — who’s just 17 years old — will direct from a script by Roberto Patino ( DMZ ). He’ll just have to wait till his summer vacation. Details as to the plot of the sci-fi horror feature are under wraps. But in the ’90s-set original short (which you can view below), a young filmmaker’s fall into another dimension leaves him wandering through an unsettlingly yellow, empty and labyrinthine office space, which may or may not be home to otherworldly beings. The film’s title and setting draw inspiration from the imagery of a creepypasta (or internet urban … [Read more...] about ‘The Backrooms’ Horror Film Based On Viral Shorts By 17-Year-Old Kane Parsons In Works At A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin & 21 Laps

TMZ.com Dr. Dre and Interscope Records are marking the 30th anniversary of "The Chronic" by recreating the roller rink hysteria from back in the day when the album first dropped!!! TMZ Hip Hop got video from the star-studded party at the Hollywood Palladium ... which partnered with Usher to host a pop-up of the world-famous Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace, and the "Confessions" singer proceeded to cut the rink in his custom glow-in-the-dark skates!!! Gallery Launch Gallery Backgrid Not to be outdone, Floyd Mayweather showed how his fancy boxing footwork translates to wheels ... as did Chris Brown, DaniLeigh, Mike Epps, Jermaine Dupri, Teyana Taylor and many more. We're told Dre didn't skate but chatted it up with execs from Interscope and Power 106 while DJ Battlecat and Bryan-Michael Cox mixed 'Chronic' tracks in their overall sets. 'Chronic' music vids such as "Let Me Ride" and "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" also played on the … [Read more...] about Usher, Floyd Mayweather and Chris Brown Skate at Dr. Dre’s ‘Chronic’ Party