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Neon has signed viral filmmaker Sam Evenson to adapt his short Mora into a feature — an AI-corruption horror — with producers Steven Schneider and Roy Lee (Spooky Pictures), Jessica Biel and Iron Ocean’s Michelle Purple among production partners; the feature marks Evenson’s debut and packages established horror producers behind the project.
A24, which secured Texas Chainsaw Massacre rights, tapped director Curry Barker (Obsession) for a reimagining feature while Roy Lee and Steven Schneider (Spooky Pictures) produce; JT Mollner is separately directing a Chainsaw TV series with Glen Powell producing — no release date yet.
Neon will release queer supernatural horror Leviticus in theaters on June 19 and has dropped new official posters ahead of the trailer release; the film is rated R for violent content and comes from a noted indie distributor.
Director Lee Cronin says The Mummy is not based on a true story but draws on his personal grief; the film is produced by Blumhouse and Atomic Monster and was titled with Cronin’s name (at Jason Blum’s urging) to signal a distinct auteur-driven reboot.
Media Res International has secured a first option on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s follow-up novel Summer of 1986, positioning the company to extend the Stockholm-archipelago coming-of-age thriller/mystery universe after Summer of 1985’s Canneseries premiere and international sales via Fifth Season.
Connor Storrie is in talks to star opposite Melissa McCarthy in Craig Zobel's thriller Turpentine — a Black List script by Justin Varava — with T-Street and ShivHans Pictures producing; Storrie is also circling other high-profile projects amid breakout buzz.
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