Freaky Short Film The Gate Finds Writer; Goes Feature Length
Steve Barton
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The Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-2012-mitchell-akselrad-the-gate-matt-westrup-wayfare-spencer-friend-368957
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If you haven’t seen Matt Westrup’s short film The Gate, you truly have been missing out. Don’t worry, though; we’ll fix that situation right now and, in addition to that, report on the very good news that a writer has been found to bring the flick to the big screen.
THR reports that Wayfare Entertainment has tapped Mitchell Akselrad to adapt the acclaimed short The Gate into a feature length film. The New York-based company is financing and producing the project.
Matt Westrup, who directed the original short, is producing alongside Spencer Friend. Wayfare’s Ben Browning and Sarah Shepard also are producing. Michael Maher will executive produce.
Synopsis
95% of the human genome is composed of redundant gene sequences. They appear to have no known biological function. Could a chance event reactivate them? Genetic freaks wander the streets courtesy of irresponsible pharmaceutical companies.
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