In the wake of last week’s news that New Line Cinema has picked up Barbarian director Zach Cregger’s next movie Weapons, THR reports today that New Line is also getting cozy with BoulderLight Pictures, the production company behind horror hit Barbarian.
BoulderLight Pictures has signed a first-look deal with New Line Cinema, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The site’s report continues, “Under the first-look, the plan is for BoulderLight to work on high-concept, filmmaker-driven genre stories for New Line.”
J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules are behind BoulderLight Pictures, the company responsible for genre films including Contracted, Dementia, Rent-A-Pal, and last year’s Barbarian.
“J.D. and Rafi share a passion for cinema that puts the audience first,” New Line president and chief creative officer Richard Brener said in a statement this week. “They have a proven ability to identify and champion stories and filmmakers that transcend genre, and no one works harder or faster as evidenced by the fact they set up a go movie with us before even moving into their offices. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with them.”
“We have long referenced New Line Cinema as the gold standard of genre entertainment and are incredibly grateful to be moving into the ‘House that Freddy Built,’” said Lifshitz and Margules in a joint statement. “It is truly a dream come true to get to work alongside so many people we genuinely admire, and we are elated to help continue the New Line legacy and remind people why they love going to the movies.”
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