'The Devil Inside' writers are making another movie -- a sequel?
Hot on the heels of a demonic monster (to the tune of $34.5 million) for , the film鈥檚 writer/director (William Brent Bell) and co-writer (Matthew Peterman)聽are already preparing to shoot another, currently untitled, 鈥渇ound footage鈥� style horror film.
It鈥檚 no surprise to hear that the pair is moving fast, especially considering that most box office experts are expecting a major drop-off for The Devil Inside in the coming week 鈥� due to negative word of mouth and the unenthusiastic response of the critical community (read our ). However, regardless of the film鈥檚 reception, it managed to do big bucks on a $1 million budget 鈥� making the pair an attractive prospect for Hollywood executives.
According to , CEO of Sierra/Affinity,聽Nick Meyer聽had no problem touting the pair鈥檚 accomplishments 鈥� even if The Devil Inside legacy is still up in the air:
鈥淔rom day one, we have been huge fans of this filmmaking team and the way they have crafted a unique movie-going experience with聽The Devil Inside. These are filmmakers we know and trust and they bring an original voice and style to our next project that will once again introduce audiences to a new expectaiton of what one can define as a genre film.鈥�
Bell and Peterman聽will, as mentioned, write the film together with Bell once again pulling double-duties as director. The film is set for financing through Sierra/Affinity and the Incentive Filmed Entertainment Fund with Peterman as well as聽Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) and Morris Paulson (The Devil Inside) producing 鈥� and Bell, Peterman, and Paulson鈥檚 company, Prototype, handling production. The film is聽set to start work in Romania this April 鈥� though no storylines or potential cast members have been revealed at this point.
Admittedly, this new project was just announced but it鈥檚 hard not to be somewhat suspicious given the lack of concrete details, and Schneider鈥檚 annualizing of the聽Paranormal Activity series -聽not to mention The Devil Inside cliffhanger and decent box office profit. Is it a possibility that, despite Meyer鈥檚 claims that the new film will set 鈥渁 new expectaiton of what one can define as a genre film,鈥澛爐hat the new film聽could be the no-brainer聽Devil Inside sequel?
Of course, with all the uncertainty around whether or not audiences would be receptive to a Devil Inside 2, there鈥檚 always the possibility that the pair is actually preparing a different 鈥渇ound footage鈥� genre experience 鈥� hopefully with a better ending this round. A report indicates that the new Bell/Peterman film will 鈥渂ring a similar filmmaking style to another classic horror mythology鈥� 鈥� though, with so few details to go on, it鈥檚 possible that the movie鈥檚 producers are merely trying to muddy the waters a bit and keep people from speculating that the new film is actually just another installment in Hollywood鈥檚 next big annualized cash grab.聽We鈥檒l likely know more next month 鈥� as聽Sierra/Affinity is expected to sell the project to potential foreign buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin.
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