We don't cover pitches on Dread Central so I debated about this one. In the end it got me thinking about all the different ways to approach the story of Jason Voorhees, though, and I wanted to share what one filmmaker would do with the opportunity to pen the next Friday the 13th.
This comes from Dale Zawada (A Big Love Story), an award-winning indie screenwriter and Chicago-based comedian who's thinking big about his next project.
That project? Paramount's upcoming Friday the 13th film, which is slated to open on November 13, 2015, a feat considering the studio has had no luck locking down a script as of yet.
Zawada recently produced a comedic horror film called Dirtbags and has put together a pitch for Paramount and production company Platinum Dunes for the 2015 film.
In what would be a re-imagining of the series, Jason Voorhees is the protagonist. A young kid suffering...
This comes from Dale Zawada (A Big Love Story), an award-winning indie screenwriter and Chicago-based comedian who's thinking big about his next project.
That project? Paramount's upcoming Friday the 13th film, which is slated to open on November 13, 2015, a feat considering the studio has had no luck locking down a script as of yet.
Zawada recently produced a comedic horror film called Dirtbags and has put together a pitch for Paramount and production company Platinum Dunes for the 2015 film.
In what would be a re-imagining of the series, Jason Voorhees is the protagonist. A young kid suffering...
- 8/4/2014
- by Matt Serafini
- DreadCentral.com
Evan Crooke’s Osiris Entertainment will unveil select 2014 titles at this week’s Afm beginning with Olympus Pictures’ drama “Bottled Up,” which stars Melissa Leo, Josh Hamilton and Marin Ireland. Osiris is also planning to unveil “Matt’s Chance” starring Edward Furlong; the romantic comedy “A Big Love Story,” about a former football player who falls for his personal trainer; and “Bloodline,” which is a horror movie in the vein of “Cabin in the Woods.” Also Read: The Chinese Are Coming to Afm, but Will Business Follow? Enid Zentelis (“Evergreen”) directed “Bottled Up,” which explores the debilitating effects of prescription drug abuse and the heart-wrenching.
- 11/6/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Taking on his first significant role in a major feature film since 2007, actor-turned-musician Jared Leto has signed onto Dallas Buyers Club, EW has confirmed.
The drama follows the real-life exploits of Ron Woodruff (Matthew McConaughey), a drug addict who contracted AIDS in the 1980s and ended up smuggling needed medication into the country for himself and his fellow patients — including a cross-dresser named Rayon, played by Leto. Jennifer Garner joined the cast last week as Woodruff’s physician. Gael Garcia Bernal was up for the role, but a deal never closed.
Ironically, Leto’s last role, as John Lennon killer...
The drama follows the real-life exploits of Ron Woodruff (Matthew McConaughey), a drug addict who contracted AIDS in the 1980s and ended up smuggling needed medication into the country for himself and his fellow patients — including a cross-dresser named Rayon, played by Leto. Jennifer Garner joined the cast last week as Woodruff’s physician. Gael Garcia Bernal was up for the role, but a deal never closed.
Ironically, Leto’s last role, as John Lennon killer...
- 11/6/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Dale Zawada is a screenwriter and stand-up comic from Chicago. His first film was an award-winning romantic-comedy entitled Worth the Weight. Why do we care, you ask? Because Dale wants his next project to be horrific. Come meet Dale.
Zawada has proven he's got the talent to write a killer script. Worth the Weight won several awards on the festival circuit. And he's a self-described horror fanatic. These are the people we need working in the genre, folks, talented and motivated with a true love of horror.
Zawada talked to Dread Central recently about his desire to make the jump into the dark genre. "I've always been a horror guy," Zawada said. "When I sold Worth the Weight I was actually trying to pitch a horror-comedy script of mine at the time called The Adoption. That story is about a celebrity couple who gets up there in age and starts...
Zawada has proven he's got the talent to write a killer script. Worth the Weight won several awards on the festival circuit. And he's a self-described horror fanatic. These are the people we need working in the genre, folks, talented and motivated with a true love of horror.
Zawada talked to Dread Central recently about his desire to make the jump into the dark genre. "I've always been a horror guy," Zawada said. "When I sold Worth the Weight I was actually trying to pitch a horror-comedy script of mine at the time called The Adoption. That story is about a celebrity couple who gets up there in age and starts...
- 7/23/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
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