‘Familiar’ – Paramount Buys Horror Spec Script for 18hz Productions

Via his production company 18hz Productions, Walter Hamada is slated to produce several mid-budget horror films for Paramount Pictures per year, with director Johannes Roberts on board to direct a horror movie titled Primate for the company. Additionally, Deadline reports that Paramount has picked up a spec script titled Familiar for 18hz to produce as well. […]

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Johannes Roberts Directing Horror Movie ‘Primate’ Starring Troy Kotsur

Academy Award winner Troy Kotsur (CODA) will lead the cast of the upcoming horror movie Primate, Deadline reports, with Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City) directing for Paramount Pictures. Roberts co-wrote the screenplay with Ernest Riera, the website’s report notes. Plot details for Primate, at […]

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The Horror Business Is Booming: Walter Hamada Joins Paramount to Increase the Studio’s Horror Output

In the wake of Smile‘s box office success, scaring up $209 million worldwide, Paramount Pictures is going all-in on horror, appointing Walter Hamada to oversee their horror branch. Hamada, who recently left WB/DC, has a ton of horror cred from his time at New Line, producing countless horror movies including the Friday the 13th and […]

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