Day: December 17, 2010

Small-town thriller Meskada gets DVD release from Anchor Bay

On March 22, 2011, Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the small-town thriller Meskada on DVD. An official selection at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Meskada boasts an all-star cast including Nick Stahl (Sin City, Terminator 3, Carnivale), Rachel Nichols (Charlie Wilson’s War, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Kellan Lutz (the Twilight Saga, A Nightmare on Elm ….

Universal and Syfy team for new film production arm

Universal Pictures and Syfy have launched the genre shingle Syfy Films, in order to develop projects for theatrical release, Variety reports. The new company will tap into Syfy’s experience in genre fare to develop and produce movies set in the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, horror and the supernatural. The goal is to release two ….

Ridley and Tony Scott to produce A Conspiracy of Paper for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. has nabbed film rights to David Liss’ 2000 period mystery thriller novel A Conspiracy of Paper for Ridley and Tony Scott to produce through their Scott Free banner, according to Variety. Danny Strong (Recount) – who plays the recurring role of Danny Siegel on Mad Men – has been tapped to write the ….