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  • ‘Barbarian’ Director Zach Cregger Sets Next Project At New Line

    ‘Barbarian’ Director Zach Cregger Sets Next Project At New Line

    Barbarian was, apparently, only the beginning for newfound thriller maestro Zach Cregger. The filmmaker, whose aforementioned horror project became a surprise hit in late 2022, has officially set his next movie at New Line with a whopping, unprecedented eight-figure deal. Titled Weapons, the film is being described by The Hollywood Reporter as “an interrelated, multistory horror epic that tonally is in the vein of [Paul Thomas Anderson’s] Magnolia“. No other plot details are currently known, though Cregger is confirmed to be producing the project alongside Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment and J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of Boulderlight Productions, his former creative partners on Barbarian.

    According to THR, the deal with New Line came less than 24 hours after Cregger pitched the Weapons script for the first time. Multiple major Hollywood studios were heavily interested in being part of the film, with some producers even calling the director’s representatives before his script was ready to be shared, and making offers sight unseen. On top of a staggering payday, Cregger‘s deal with New Line gives him a guaranteed greenlight, a guaranteed theatrical release, controlling interest in a backend pot, and total control over the film’s final cut. An agreement of this nature in today’s market is truly remarkable, considering Cregger has only made a single film prior.

    New Line, which reportedly beat out Universal in a heated battle over Weapons‘ rights, released the following statement from President and CCO Richard Brener regarding the deal:

    Zach proved with Barbarian that he can create a visceral theatrical experience for audiences and that he commands every tool in the filmmaker toolbelt. We couldn’t be happier that he, Roy [Lee] and Miri [Yoon], and J.D. [Lifshitz]and Rafi [Margules] chose New Line to be the home of his next film, and hope it is the first of many to come.

    Richard Brener

    As stated by Brener, the studio hopes Weapons will be the first of many collaborations between New Line and Cregger, who has the potential to become a major new player in the cinematic horror scene in years to come.

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  • Taissa Farmiga Returning for ‘The Nun 2’

    Taissa Farmiga Returning for ‘The Nun 2’

    Taissa Farmiga is coming back for more. Deadline has confirmed that the actress will return as Sister Irene in The Nun 2. Farmiga will join the previously announced Storm Reid, who was cast in an unspecified leading role.

    The Nun was a prequel spinoff from The Conjuring 2 that focused on Bonnie Aarons as a demonic nun. The film took place in a monastery in 1952 and focused on a priest (Demain Bchir) and a young nun (Farmiga) as they sought to fight the nun’s evil possessions. While The Conjuring films are incredibly popular, The Nun has actually become the highest-grossing Conjuring film to date, having earned $365.55 million worldwide at the box office.

    The script was penned by Akela Cooper, with Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing stepping in recently to do another pass on the screenplay. Michael Chaves (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) will direct The Nun 2, while James Wan will once again produce through his Atomic Monster banner alongside Peter Safran and his The Safran Company banner.

    Farmiga is currently filming Season 2 of The Gilded Age for HBO. It’s unknown when she’ll wrap filming on that project, however, filming on The Nun 2 is set to kick off this month for a Sept. 8, 2023 release date.

    Source: Deadline.

  • Storm Reid to Topline ‘The Nun 2’ for New Line

    Storm Reid to Topline ‘The Nun 2’ for New Line

    Storm Reid has landed the leading role in New Line’s sequel to The Nun.

    The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Reid is set to headline The Nun 2, the sequel to The Nun that also serves as a prequel of sorts to the Conjuring films. Michael Chaves, who directed The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, has signed on to direct The Nun 2. Details surrounding the film are currently unknown, but Akela Cooper wrote the screenplay with Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing having tackled revisions.

    The Nun was a prequel spinoff from The Conjuring 2 that focused on Bonnie Aarons as a demonic nun. The film took place in a monastery in 1952 and focused on a priest (Demain Bchir) and a young nun (Taissa Farmiga) as they sought to fight the nun’s evil possessions. While The Conjuring films are incredibly popular, The Nun has actually become the highest grossing Conjuring film.

    Reid currently stars in Euphoria. Her other credits include Disney’s live-action adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad and Sleight. She can next be seen in HBO’s highly anticipated live-action series adaptation of The Last of Us.

    Filming on The Nun 2 will kick off this October for a Sept. 8, 2023 release date.

    Source: THR.

  • ‘Final Destination 6’ in the Works with ‘Freaks’ Directors

    ‘Final Destination 6’ in the Works with ‘Freaks’ Directors

    The Final Destination franchise is alive and kicking. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Final Destination 6 is officially in the works at New Line with the directors of 2018’s Freaks, Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, on board to direct.

    The search for a director – or in this case, directors – has been ongoing for months now, with the outlet reporting over two hundred candidates were submitted for the gig. And while Lipovsky and Stein had been in the official running for the gig, it wasn’t until their last Zoom call with New Line executives and producers that they nabbed the highly sought-after gig. It’s said that the duo used a mixture of pre-recorded footage and visual effects to create a death-scene reminiscent of the Final Destination films in which it appeared one of the filmmakers had been decapitated. It was the gag that sold all parties involved having shown their enthusiasm for the project.

    Jon Watts, who directed the most recent Spider-Man trilogy, is on board as a producer for the reboot. He is also said to have penned the script. Specific plot points are unknown, however, like with Final Destination titles before it, the film will center on a character that has a premonition of a horrific and deadly event, causing them to cheat their own death and save others in the process. However, Death soon becomes an unstoppable force, coming for the survivors one-by-one until they’re all dead.

    As of now, the sixth Final Destination film does not have a release date.

    Source: THR.