Red Sea Media Begins Sales of Cinedigm’s American International Pictures Reinventions
Debi Moore
|
Lou Arkoff, Jeff Katz, and Hal Sadoff have been prepping a reboot of several 1950’s horror classics from American International Pictures for a few years now; and with a fall production start date looming, they’ve joined forces with Red Sea Media for international sales of the films. We have all the details right here so if you’re a fan of old-school horror, read on!
From the Press Release:
Red Sea Media is handling international sales on Cinedigm’s American International Pictures (AIP) reinventions of the 1950s genre classics. Lou Arkoff (The Messengers, Darkness Falls, Inspector Gadget), Jeff Katz (Freddy vs. Jason, Snakes on a Plane, Wolverine), and Hal Sadoff (The Breed, The Nice Guys, Hotel Rwanda) are set to produce this ten-picture deal. The AIP reinventions have a September production start earmarked. All ten titles are scheduled to shoot back-to-back. Cast and directors are expected to be announced shortly.
Former New Line and Fox executive Jeff Katz penned each script, and the ten individual stories will feed into one epic overarching storyline across all ten films. Arkoff is the son of the late Samuel Z. Arkoff, co-founder of AIP, and has previously remade AIP titles for Showtime and HBO. This unique ten-picture project will deliver a complete reinvention of the quirkiest and most memorable movies in the famed American International Pictures portfolio, flipping them into an R-rated comic book style movie universe with multiple interconnecting characters.
The ten titles will include:
- GIRLS IN PRISON
- THE VIKING WOMEN AND THE SEA SERPENT
- THE BRAIN EATERS
- THE SHE-CREATURE
- TEENAGE CAVE MAN
- REFORM SCHOOL GIRL
- THE UNDEAD
- HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER
- THE COOL AND THE CRAZY
- DAY THE WORLD ENDED
American International Pictures (AIP) was founded in 1954 by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff. After realizing the growth and influence of teenage movie-goers, Nicholson and Arkoff set off over the next 30 years inundating the teen market with action, comedy, and horror films. AIP grew very lucrative in the 1960s, mainly due to Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. Corman was soon dubbed “The King of the Cult Film” and “The Pope of Pop Cinema,” and to this day dozens of his films are still considered genuine cult classics and inspirations for many filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Francis Ford Coppola, and Peter Bogdanovich.
Categorized:News
