Film Threat founder Chris Gore has sold the webzine to former editor-in-chief Mark Bell for an undisclosed six-figure sum. Gore, who founded Film Threat 25 years ago, made the announcement during the Sundance Film Festival. Once upon a time a fanzine, then a glossy magazine from Larry Flynt, but most recently a lively indiefilm website, it will relaunch in February.
Editor-in-Chief Nikki Finke - tip her here.
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Hopefully it’ll keep going as it is and not turn into another ad driven rag.
Always loved it.
Curt
Really? I didn’t realize FILM THREAT was even around! I find it hard to believe it sold for more than a hundred bucks.
I guess this means Chris is going full-time at G4?
Six figures? Star Wars figures, maybe. If not, there’s more fluffing going on there than in a Ron Jeremy movie.
Congrats to Chris and Mark on the changing of the guard!
Six figures? LOL…Maybe Six dollars. Come on Nikki, do you really expect us to believe he got six figures for a brand that has been all but dead for over 15 years?
@ Larry,
Um, well, some magazines and publications that you might remember reading but haven’t seen on your night stand for a while, have actually been able to garner an entirely new audience on this thing called the Internet. And– oh, never mind.
I used to read Film Threat when it was actually made of paper – and it was great! The website was pretty cool, hopefully it will be expanded a little.
And as for the $$. I know someone who had a small movie review page who sold it last year for 2mm (go figure).