Magnet Makes July REC 2 Theatrical Run OFFICIAL!
Steve Barton
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Now this is how we like to kick off our weekend! With some rock solid assurance that a flick we’re dying to see will indeed by playing in theatres! There’s nothing finer, we tell ya!
From the Press Releaae
The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today that it has acquired US rights to [REC] 2, the anticipated sequel to the terrifying cult favorite [REC]. Directors Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza return for [REC] 2, maintaining the same claustrophobic concept of the original while finding new means of delivering scares to the audience. [REC] told the story of a quarantined apartment building infected with a ferocious virus that spread a terrifying form of demonic possession to the trapped inhabitants. [REC] 2 kicks off shortly after the events of the first film when a medical officer and a SWAT team armed with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment building to try and neutralize the situation.
Magnet plans an early July theatrical release for the film, which will be released through Magnolia/Magnet’s Ultra VOD program, debuting a month prior on VOD platforms nationwide.
“Without a doubt, [REC] 2 is the scariest film of the year,” said Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn. “Nobody does horror as terrifying as directors Jaume Ballaguero and Paco Plaza. It’s a great fit for Magnet”
Said directors Balagueró and Plaza, “[REC] 2 comes courtesy of the audiences who infused life into its predecessor. Their enthusiasm and imagination. In some way they’re the ones who created it. It’s their fault.”
Synopsis
It has been just 15 minutes after authorities lost contact with the people locked in the building under quarantine. Nobody knows what happens inside. Outside is chaos…a SWAT unit enters the interior of the house to monitor the situation and determine what is happening. A seemingly quick and easy task. But everyone knows. Sometimes appearances can be deceiving…
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