The studio is remaking the 1955 adaption based on the novel by Davis Grubb.

While very little is known about the project, Variety has confirmed that the feature will be penned by Matt Orton (Operation Finale). The outlet, which was first to report the news, also reports that the film is expected to be a contemporary version of the original thriller, rather than a period piece.

The original starred Robert Mitchum as an evil religious fanatic, con man and murderer who marries a widow, and terrorizes her children to tell him where their dad hid the family’s fortune. 

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The Charlie’s Angels helmer has set her next directorial project — The Invisible Woman for Universal Pictures. 

Per Variety, the feature is based on Banks’ own original pitch. She also penned the script with The Girl on the Train scribe Erin Cressida and will produce with Max Handelman producing for their Brownstone Productions. Alison Small will executive-produce.

The Invisible Woman is not be confused with The Invisible Man from director Leigh Whannell, which stars Elisabeth Moss and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. 

While plot details are being kept under wraps, a 1940 The Invisible Woman sci-fi comedy, centered on a model who agrees to be a guinea pig for an experiment involving an invisibility machine.

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The release of the violent thriller, a spin on The Most Dangerous Game, where men hunt men for sports has been canceled. 

The Craig Zobel-directed feature stars Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Hilary Swank, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee, and Justin Hartley. Its plotline description reads: “Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know they’ve been chosen for a very specific purpose – The Hunt.”

News of the cancelation was announced by the studio Saturday and follows Universal’s earlier decision to pause advertising it.

“While Universal Pictures had already paused the marketing campaign for The Hunt, after thoughtful consideration, the studio has decided to cancel our plans to release the film, ” a spokesperson for Universal said in a statement. “We stand by our filmmakers and will continue to distribute films in partnership with bold and visionary creators, like those associated with this satirical social thriller, but we understand that now is not the right time to release this film.”

The Hunt was to hit theaters September 27. 

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The studio is remaking the 1955 adaption based on the novel by Davis Grubb.

While very little is known about the project, Variety has confirmed that the feature will be penned by Matt Orton (Operation Finale). The outlet, which was first to report the news, also reports that the film is expected to be a contemporary version of the original thriller, rather than a period piece.

The original starred Robert Mitchum as an evil religious fanatic, con man and murderer who marries a widow, and terrorizes her children to tell him where their dad hid the family’s fortune. 

The post “Night of the Hunter” Remake in the Works appeared first on Entertainment For Us.

The Charlie’s Angels helmer has set her next directorial project — The Invisible Woman for Universal Pictures. 

Per Variety, the feature is based on Banks’ own original pitch. She also penned the script with The Girl on the Train scribe Erin Cressida and will produce with Max Handelman producing for their Brownstone Productions. Alison Small will executive-produce.

The Invisible Woman is not be confused with The Invisible Man from director Leigh Whannell, which stars Elisabeth Moss and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. 

While plot details are being kept under wraps, a 1940 The Invisible Woman sci-fi comedy, centered on a model who agrees to be a guinea pig for an experiment involving an invisibility machine.

The post Elizabeth Banks to Direct, and Star in “Invisible Woman” appeared first on Entertainment For Us.

The release of the violent thriller, a spin on The Most Dangerous Game, where men hunt men for sports has been canceled. 

The Craig Zobel-directed feature stars Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Hilary Swank, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee, and Justin Hartley. Its plotline description reads: “Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know they’ve been chosen for a very specific purpose – The Hunt.”

News of the cancelation was announced by the studio Saturday and follows Universal’s earlier decision to pause advertising it.

“While Universal Pictures had already paused the marketing campaign for The Hunt, after thoughtful consideration, the studio has decided to cancel our plans to release the film, ” a spokesperson for Universal said in a statement. “We stand by our filmmakers and will continue to distribute films in partnership with bold and visionary creators, like those associated with this satirical social thriller, but we understand that now is not the right time to release this film.”

The Hunt was to hit theaters September 27. 

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