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Berlin: ‘Saw’ Guy James Wan Scares Up 8-Picture Deal

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday February 11, 2011 @ 4:27am PSTTags: 61st Berlin Film Festival, 61st Berlin Film Festival Deals, Berlin Film Festival, Hugo Grumbar, Insidious Rights Sony, James Wan, Movie Deals, Movies, Saw Franchise
Mike Fleming

February 11, 2011 (Berlin, Germany) – Writer/Producer/Director James Wan has closed an eight (8) picture deal with the Icon Entertainment International (IEI), it was announced today by Wan and Hugo Grumbar, Managing Director (International) for Icon, at the Berlin Film Festival.

Wan who is best known for creating and directing the first in the “Saw” franchise of films which have gone on to gross over $850,000,000 worldwide, will produce two (2) horror films a year under the agreement with Icon. Wan recently sold the film INSIDIOUS to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group at the Toronto Film Festival.

The first picture to be put through the slate is HOUSE OF HORROR, which is based on a story written by James Wan. Max La Bella wrote the screenplay. Javier Gutierrez (Before the Fall, A.K.A Tres Dias) is attached to direct with James Wan and Lee Clay producing.

“I wanted to have the creative freedom and the ability to work with really artistic film makers who can help me bring an original and innovative style of genre films to the public. Paradigm paved the way for this and we have chosen to partner with Icon who are a perfect fit for us,” Wan said.

Icon will handle worldwide sales for the titles and distribute in the UK through theatrical arm Icon Film Distribution. Paradigm and attorney David Fox rep Wan and Paradigm’s Motion Picture Finance Group will package and rep North American rights.

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Sony Pictures Worldwide Buys ‘Insidious’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday September 15, 2010 @ 7:35am PDTTags: Insidious, Insidious Rights, Insidious Rights Sony, Insidious Toronto Film Festival, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Movies, Toronto Film Festival Deals
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE FROM TORONTO: The Toronto deal logjam seems to be breaking. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group is closing a deal for North American distribution rights to Insidious, the James Wan-directed thriller that premiered in the Midnight Madness program  Tuesday. Leigh … Read More »

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