What's that splashing noise I hear? Is it the Cloverfield monster dropping the kids off at the pool? No, it's the horror lineup for this year's Slamdance Film Festival making some serious waves! Last week, Anchor Bay nabbed domestic distribution rights to Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, and this week, according to Variety, DreamWorks has acquired Paranormal Activity.
The low-budget film is made in the Blair Witch Project mold, comprised of supposedly "found footage" from a couple's attempt to document their haunted home. Could the success of the similarly formatted Cloverfield have played a role in Paranormal Activity's purchase? The world may never know. Although Paranormal seems destined to go straight to video, DreamWorks' deal also includes remake rights, so the movie might eventually hit theaters in one form or another. But really, would Hollywood ever feel the need to remake a perfectly good film that can stand on its own right...? Oh yeah, right.
Source: Variety
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