David Gordon-Green: Last News

Marta Balaga Blumhouse Productions CEO Jason Blum teased the end of the “Paranormal Activity” franchise in Locarno, where he will receive the Premio Raimondo Rezzonico for Best Independent Producer.“It has been enough already. That last ‘Paranormal Activity’ movie was terrible,” he says.

Very rarely do iconic horror movies escape the remake treatment at some point in their franchise legacy. Such classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Halloween and The Omen have all been treated (or fallen victim to, depending on your opinion) to a remake, but there are some that simply seem to be untouchable. The Exorcist, directed by the late great William Friedkin 50 years ago, is one such sacred text. However, just because everyone respects it, doesn’t mean you can’t franchise it, with The Exorcist inspiring a number of sequels, prequels and TV shows, stopping short of going for a full-blown remake.

Marta Balaga UTA has boarded sales on Mark H. Rapaport’s Fantasia premiere “Hippo.” “We are very excited for this one,” said UTA’s Billy Offer, admitting a number of distributors have already expressed interest. “It’s so oddly relatable and so singular in its approach, and vision, that I really wanted to help make sure it got the right platform to shine. Fantasia is a perfect launchpad for this type of film.”   Produced by Kinematics in association with Rough House Pictures, it counts Danny McBride and David Gordon Green among its executive producers. 

EXCLUSIVE: Tye Sheridan is launching his new production company, Dogwood Pictures with its debut film, Black Flies, is set to play in competition at the 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, the pic reunites Sheridan with Sean Penn after over a decade since Malick’s The Tree of Life. Sheridan first became involved with the film in 2018 and continued on throughout the film’s execution and release.

Halloween franchise after 44 years.The actor has played Laurie Strode in the longstanding franchise, which began with John Carpenter’s 1978 flagship film.Curtis took to Instagram yesterday (February 22) as production wrapped on her part of the final film Halloween Ends, directed by David Gordon Green and due for release this October.“A bittersweet END for me on the Halloween movies,” Curtis wrote on Instagram.“I’ve made great friends and have collaborated with wonderful artists on these three movies and today my part in the film has been completed and with it the END for me of this trilogy.”A post shared by Jamie Lee Curtis (@curtisleejamie)She added: “It’s all because of the fans who have always supported me and more importantly, Laurie,” also thanking production companies Blumhouse, Trancas, Miramax, Rough House Pictures and Universal Pictures.In a three-star review of Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills, released last year, NME wrote: “Ultimately, Halloween Kills is a bit of a mess.