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M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Devil’ gets its due
Wednesday October 29th 2008NEW YORK — M. Night Shyamalan is making a deal with the “Devil.”
The helmer’s three-film financing/production partnership with Media Rights Capital, the Night Chronicles, is launching with the supernatural thriller “Devil.”
John and Andrew Dowdle will direct and executive produce a script by Brian Nelson (“30 Days of Night”) based on an original Shyamalan story. The project will be the first feature Shyamalan has written or produced without directing.
No plot details were revealed, but Shyamalan will oversee all three films’ development and production. TNC exec Ashwin Rajan will be responsible for identifying talent and will work closely with Shyamalan.
“Devil” heads into production next year, aiming for a PG-13 rating. The Night Chronicles features set to begin production in 2010 and 2011 will also be based on his original stories.
John Dowdle recenty directed “Quarantine,” an adaptation of the Spanish horror hit “[Rec]” he co-scripted with brother Andrew.
“This is a dream for me. I wanted to find filmmakers that inspire me and I found them,” said Shyamalan, who will co-own the films’ copyrights with MRC and shop them for distribution.
The filmmaker, who recently experienced recent critical lambasting for his $64.5 million-grossing supernatural thriller “The Happening,” is now directing the 2010 Paramount family fantasy “The Last Airbender.”
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Devil’ gets its due
It’s the first film he’s written that he won’t direct
By Gregg Goldstein
Oct 28, 2008, 05:41 PM ET
NEW YORK — M. Night Shyamalan is making a deal with the “Devil.”
The helmer’s three-film financing/production partnership with Media Rights Capital, the Night Chronicles, is launching with the supernatural thriller “Devil.”
John and Andrew Dowdle will direct and executive produce a script by Brian Nelson (“30 Days of Night”) based on an original Shyamalan story. The project will be the first feature Shyamalan has written or produced without directing.
No plot details were revealed, but Shyamalan will oversee all three films’ development and production. TNC exec Ashwin Rajan will be responsible for identifying talent and will work closely with Shyamalan.
“Devil” heads into production next year, aiming for a PG-13 rating. The Night Chronicles features set to begin production in 2010 and 2011 will also be based on his original stories.
John Dowdle recenty directed “Quarantine,” an adaptation of the Spanish horror hit “[Rec]” he co-scripted with brother Andrew.
“This is a dream for me. I wanted to find filmmakers that inspire me and I found them,” said Shyamalan, who will co-own the films’ copyrights with MRC and shop them for distribution.
The filmmaker, who recently experienced recent critical lambasting for his $64.5 million-grossing supernatural thriller “The Happening,” is now directing the 2010 Paramount family fantasy “The Last Airbender.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Front Page, Industry News
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Devil’ gets its due
Wednesday October 29th 2008NEW YORK — M. Night Shyamalan is making a deal with the “Devil.”
The helmer’s three-film financing/production partnership with Media Rights Capital, the Night Chronicles, is launching with the supernatural thriller “Devil.”
John and Andrew Dowdle will direct and executive produce a script by Brian Nelson (“30 Days of Night”) based on an original Shyamalan story. The project will be the first feature Shyamalan has written or produced without directing.
No plot details were revealed, but Shyamalan will oversee all three films’ development and production. TNC exec Ashwin Rajan will be responsible for identifying talent and will work closely with Shyamalan.
“Devil” heads into production next year, aiming for a PG-13 rating. The Night Chronicles features set to begin production in 2010 and 2011 will also be based on his original stories.
John Dowdle recenty directed “Quarantine,” an adaptation of the Spanish horror hit “[Rec]” he co-scripted with brother Andrew.
“This is a dream for me. I wanted to find filmmakers that inspire me and I found them,” said Shyamalan, who will co-own the films’ copyrights with MRC and shop them for distribution.
The filmmaker, who recently experienced recent critical lambasting for his $64.5 million-grossing supernatural thriller “The Happening,” is now directing the 2010 Paramount family fantasy “The Last Airbender.”
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Devil’ gets its due
It’s the first film he’s written that he won’t direct
By Gregg Goldstein
Oct 28, 2008, 05:41 PM ET
NEW YORK — M. Night Shyamalan is making a deal with the “Devil.”
The helmer’s three-film financing/production partnership with Media Rights Capital, the Night Chronicles, is launching with the supernatural thriller “Devil.”
John and Andrew Dowdle will direct and executive produce a script by Brian Nelson (“30 Days of Night”) based on an original Shyamalan story. The project will be the first feature Shyamalan has written or produced without directing.
No plot details were revealed, but Shyamalan will oversee all three films’ development and production. TNC exec Ashwin Rajan will be responsible for identifying talent and will work closely with Shyamalan.
“Devil” heads into production next year, aiming for a PG-13 rating. The Night Chronicles features set to begin production in 2010 and 2011 will also be based on his original stories.
John Dowdle recenty directed “Quarantine,” an adaptation of the Spanish horror hit “[Rec]” he co-scripted with brother Andrew.
“This is a dream for me. I wanted to find filmmakers that inspire me and I found them,” said Shyamalan, who will co-own the films’ copyrights with MRC and shop them for distribution.
The filmmaker, who recently experienced recent critical lambasting for his $64.5 million-grossing supernatural thriller “The Happening,” is now directing the 2010 Paramount family fantasy “The Last Airbender.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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Front Page, Industry News
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Devil’ gets its due
Wednesday October 29th 2008NEW YORK — M. Night Shyamalan is making a deal with the “Devil.”
The helmer’s three-film financing/production partnership with Media Rights Capital, the Night Chronicles, is launching with the supernatural thriller “Devil.”
John and Andrew Dowdle will direct and executive produce a script by Brian Nelson (“30 Days of Night”) based on an original Shyamalan story. The project will be the first feature Shyamalan has written or produced without directing.
No plot details were revealed, but Shyamalan will oversee all three films’ development and production. TNC exec Ashwin Rajan will be responsible for identifying talent and will work closely with Shyamalan.
“Devil” heads into production next year, aiming for a PG-13 rating. The Night Chronicles features set to begin production in 2010 and 2011 will also be based on his original stories.
John Dowdle recenty directed “Quarantine,” an adaptation of the Spanish horror hit “[Rec]” he co-scripted with brother Andrew.
“This is a dream for me. I wanted to find filmmakers that inspire me and I found them,” said Shyamalan, who will co-own the films’ copyrights with MRC and shop them for distribution.
The filmmaker, who recently experienced recent critical lambasting for his $64.5 million-grossing supernatural thriller “The Happening,” is now directing the 2010 Paramount family fantasy “The Last Airbender.”
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Devil’ gets its due
It’s the first film he’s written that he won’t direct
By Gregg Goldstein
Oct 28, 2008, 05:41 PM ET
NEW YORK — M. Night Shyamalan is making a deal with the “Devil.”
The helmer’s three-film financing/production partnership with Media Rights Capital, the Night Chronicles, is launching with the supernatural thriller “Devil.”
John and Andrew Dowdle will direct and executive produce a script by Brian Nelson (“30 Days of Night”) based on an original Shyamalan story. The project will be the first feature Shyamalan has written or produced without directing.
No plot details were revealed, but Shyamalan will oversee all three films’ development and production. TNC exec Ashwin Rajan will be responsible for identifying talent and will work closely with Shyamalan.
“Devil” heads into production next year, aiming for a PG-13 rating. The Night Chronicles features set to begin production in 2010 and 2011 will also be based on his original stories.
John Dowdle recenty directed “Quarantine,” an adaptation of the Spanish horror hit “[Rec]” he co-scripted with brother Andrew.
“This is a dream for me. I wanted to find filmmakers that inspire me and I found them,” said Shyamalan, who will co-own the films’ copyrights with MRC and shop them for distribution.
The filmmaker, who recently experienced recent critical lambasting for his $64.5 million-grossing supernatural thriller “The Happening,” is now directing the 2010 Paramount family fantasy “The Last Airbender.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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