Summit nabs Scott Spencer’s “Breed” horror novel for film December 11, 2012 - 16:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Summit Entertainment has acquired the rights to “Breed” a novel by Scott Spencer writing under the name Chase Novak, TheWrap said. Summit has hired Burr Steers (pictured) to write and direct the horror thriller, which David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films will produce. The novel follows a couple who undergo an experimental fertility treatment that turns them into bloodthirsty savages, leading them on a quest to find a cure. Spencer has written 11 novels, and is best known for “Endless Love,” which has sold over two million copies and garnered a nomination for the National Book Award. The book is Summit’s second deal with Heyday Films, following the studio’s acquisition of all worldwide film and television rights to “The Night Circus” in January 2011. Erik Feig, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group’s president of production, Geoff Shaevitz, Summit Entertainment’s president of production, and Jina Jones, Lionsgate’s director of development, will oversee the project for Summit. Robert Melnik, Lionsgate’s executive vice president of business affairs, negotiated the deal on behalf of the studio.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
