By Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate won an auction for 16 States, a thriller scripted by John Requa & Glenn Ficarra (Jungle Cruise This is Us), to be directed by Fede Alvarez, who helmed the genre hits Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead.
Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee and Miri Yoon are producing with Zaftig Films’ Requa, Ficarra and Charlie Gogolak. Bad Hombre’s Alvarez, Shintaro Shimosawa and Rodolfo Sayagues are also producing.
Package got competitive but Lionsgate film group’s Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane and Erin Westerman have a strong history with Alvarez.
Drake and Kahane produced Alvarez’ Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead, when they were partners with Sam Raimi at Ghost House. Westerman was an executive producer on
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