Cinedigm Remaking Ten Cult Classics from the American International Pictures Library
John Squires
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Marvel’s superhero films have had such a major influence on Hollywood that every studio in town is looking to capitalize on their success with shared movie universes of their own, and Cinedigm is the next to jump aboard that boat. This one’s very interesting, so read on!
Per Variety, Cinedigm is launching a reinvention of American International Pictures exploitation titles including Girls in Prison and The Brain Eaters in a 10-picture project within a single movie universe.
Cinedigm is teaming with producers Lou Arkoff (Inspector Gadget), Jeff Katz (Snakes on a Plane), and Hal Sadoff (Hotel Rwanda) to shoot the 10 films with storylines and characters as part of a single story arc. The films will be shot starting in September with cast and directors to be announced soon.
Katz has written all 10 films, which are based on Girls in Prison, Viking Women and The Sea Serpent, The Brain Eaters, She-Creature, Teenage Caveman, Reform School Girl, The Undead, War of the Colossal Beast, The Cool and the Crazy, and The Day the World Ended.
“In a unique twist on the current filmmaking model, all 10 films will shoot back-to-back and share a single movie universe with a big recurring cast of antiheroes, monsters, and bad girls,” said Arkoff, son of AIP founder Samuel Arkoff. “This format will allow our casts and directors to build a strong relationship with the characters — and our audience — over the course of several films.”
Cinedigm will handle the theatrical release, DVD, digital, TV, and nontheatrical formats including on CONtv, Cinedigm’s upcoming digital network targeted to the Comic-Con audience.
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