{"id":131793,"date":"2025-09-09T18:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/131793\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T18:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:03:07","slug":"new-amityville-horror-movie-in-the-works-at-amazon-mgm-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/131793\/","title":{"rendered":"New &#8216;Amityville Horror&#8217; Movie in the Works at Amazon MGM Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/david-f-sandberg\/\" id=\"auto-tag_david-f-sandberg_1\" data-tag=\"david-f-sandberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David F. Sandberg<\/a> is on board to direct a new The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/amityville-horror\/\" id=\"auto-tag_amityville-horror_1\" data-tag=\"amityville-horror\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amityville Horror<\/a> film for Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Safran Company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/peter-safran\/\" id=\"auto-tag_peter-safran_1\" data-tag=\"peter-safran\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Safran<\/a> and John Rickard will produce alongside Sandberg, while The Safran Company\u2019s Natalia Safran and Lotta Losten will executive produce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIan Goldberg and Richard Naing wrote the screenplay for the reimagining of the original 1979 classic. The film starred a Josh Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger and followed a young couple who purchase a haunted home and is based on Jay Anson\u2019s 1977 novel of the same name. The writing duo also wrote the script for the recent The Conjuring: Last Rites, which was released last weekend and will soon cross $200 million at the worldwide box office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe new Amityville film will be part of a long-running Amityville Horror film series, after a remake was released in 2005 starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George and Philip Baker Hall. It also featured the debut of Chloe Grace Moretz. The original 1979 film grossed $86.4 million at the box office since its debut, while the 2005 film earned $65.2 million. Other films in the franchise have included Amityville II: The Possession, Amityville 3-D and Amityville: The Awakening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSandberg\u2019s credits include Shazam!, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Annabelle: Creation and Lights Out. He is represented by CAA and Gotham Group. Goldberg and Naing\u2019s other credits include Fear The Walking Dead, The Nun II, The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Once Upon a Time. Goldberg is represented by WME and New Wave Entertainment, while Naing is repped by Independent Artist Group and Circle Management + Production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSafran is behind some of the biggest horror movie successes, including The Conjuring franchise, The Annabelle franchise, The Nun II as well as the Shazam! films, Aquaman and the most recent Superman. He currently serves as the co-chairperson and co-CEO of\u00a0DC Studios\u00a0alongside\u00a0James Gunn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David F. 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