‘Strangers’ Helmer Bryan Bertino Set For ‘Mockingbird’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday January 30, 2012 @ 7:59am PST
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Universal has locked Bryan Bertino to write and direct Mockingbird, a horror thriller. It marks his return to the studio and is the first project he’s directing since he made the low-budget horror hit The Strangers for Rogue Pictures, which grossed $82 million worldwide. The film will be produced by Jason Blum for Blumhouse, Marc Platt and Adam Siegel for Marc Platt Productions, and Adrienne Biddle and Bryan Bertino for Unbroken. Scott Bernstein is overseeing for the studio. UTA reps Bertino.

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Universal Acquires ‘Found Footage’ Thriller Spec By ‘Strangers’ Helmer Bryan Bertino

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday November 21, 2011 @ 2:56pm PST
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Universal has completed a pre-holiday acquisition of a spec script written by The Strangers writer/director Bryan Bertino. The project was acquired to be produced by Blumhouse’s Jason Blum, and Marc Platt and Adam Siegel of Marc Platt Productions. Bertino … Read More »

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Universal Wins ‘Grim Night’ Spec

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday October 25, 2011 @ 7:16pm PDT
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures just won an auction for Grim Night, a thriller about about a night that happens once a year globally, where people lock themselves at home and fend off the senseless and random attacks by Grims. Deal was … Read More »

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