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‘Paranormal Activity’: The Makers Of ‘Freaky’ And ‘Underwater’ Are Teaming Up For Upcoming Reboot

February 13, 2021 9:41 am

The "Paranormal Activity" movies were hugely successful small-budget horror movies that got a surprising amount of mileage out of their very simple premise. Even the worst one still had something to offer for ...

Oren Peli To Direct Highly Sought After Edgar Allen Poe Project ‘Eliza Graves’

Kevin Jagernauth

November 8, 2010 10:35 am

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Oren Peli To Direct Highly Sought After Edgar Allen Poe Project 'Eliza Graves'

Plot Details Emerge For Barry Levinson’s Sci-Fi Flick ‘The Bay’ (Formerly Known As ‘Isopod’)

Kevin Jagernauth

September 1, 2010 6:54 pm

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Following a brief announcement earlier this month that Barry Levinson would be directing a sci-fi flick known only as "Isopod," Shock Til You Drop have pierced the baffling Screen Daily paywall to dig up detail...

Could The Girl From ‘Paranormal Activity’ Have A Role In Danny Boyle’s ‘127 Hours’?

Rodrigo Perez

January 29, 2010 6:11 pm

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You'll recall that it's James Franco, not Ryan Gosling as once rumored, who took the lead role in Danny Boyle's "127 Hours," the true story about mountain climber Aron Ralston who was trapped on a hiking trip b...

Paramount Dips Into The ‘Paranormal’ Kitty Once Again, Acquires ‘Area 51’

Gabe Toro

November 30, 2009 8:30 pm

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-After what was said to be a bidding war, Paramount has acquired Oren Peli's follow-up to "Paranormal Activity," the alien found footage feature "Area 51." The $5 million film reportedly finds teenagers sneaki...

‘Paranormal’ Scares Up $100 Million; Scorsese Ready For His Closeup; Colin Firth Stammers; Turteltaub Joins Greenpeace

Kevin Jagernauth

November 13, 2009 12:29 pm

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-After a summer's worth of viral based buzz that Paramount's marketing team gradually built into mainstream attention, "Paranormal Activity," in its fifth week of national release has joined the $100 million cl...

IFC Picks Up Assayas’ ‘Carlos’; James Marsh Goes To The ‘Vatican’; Foxx and Lawrence To Make Worst Movie Ever

Kevin Jagernauth

November 9, 2009 5:29 pm

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-IFC has picked up the rights to the theatrical edit of Olivier Assayas' "Carlos," a biopic about the infamous terrorist, at the American Film Market. Edgar Ramirez stars in the title role (first look to your l...

‘Paranormal Activity 2’ Coming Soon? Probably…

Kevin Jagernauth

November 4, 2009 3:09 am

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The news for writer/director Oren Peli and his little-horror-film-that-could, "Paranormal Activity," just seems to be getting better and better. His film, which cost about $15,000 to make, became one of the big...

Paramount Claims ‘Paranormal Activity’ Got the 1 Million Hits Needed for it To Go Wide, But That’s a Crock of Shit

Rodrigo Perez

October 10, 2009 5:11 pm

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Last night, we got a press release from Paramount saying that, following the 1 million hits the film received on its website, the studio would be giving Oren Peli's micro-budget spooky movie "Paranormal Activit...

George Clooney Vs. George Clooney At The Box Office; Jessica Alba Joins ‘Fockers’

Gabe Toro

September 30, 2009 12:00 pm

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-Two studios are jockeying for position regarding George Clooney films, with Overture selecting November 6th as the release date for "Men Who Stare At Goats" and Paramount eyeing November 13th for their limited...

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