He's directed new versions of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday The 13th and Conan The Barbarian, and now Marcus Nispel is setting sail for a potential franchise of his own. He'll next get behind the cameras for Stowaway: a claustrophobic maritime horror thriller.Nispel will also produce, and came up with the story which was subsequently thrashed into screenplay form by Scott Sandler, Connor Colebrook and Juhani Nurmi. The film is inspired by a Nordic myth Nispel remembers from his youth, and revolves around a newly-engaged woman who goes on a boat trip with her prospective in-laws, and stumbles on devastating, long-buried family secrets and a vengeful humanoid sea creature. Hate when that happens.Nispel is currently selling the project at Cannes with a lot of very big talk. "Having revived major franchises like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday The 13th, I intend to create the beginning of...
- 5/1/2015
- EmpireOnline
The Red Granite International subsidiary has dropped a Marcus Nispel project into the Cannes market in the form of the maritime horror film.
Scott Sandler, Connor Colebrook and Juhani Nurmi wrote the screenplay to Stowaway from a story by Nispel (pictured) and Nurmi.
Los Angeles-based producers White Sands Pictures have earmarked an autumn start on the story of a woman who takes a yacht trip with her fiancé’s family, unaware of the clan’s secret that lies at the bottom of the ocean.
Stowaway is inspired by the Norse myth about an avenging seaborne humanoid creature and the production will benefit from the services of creature feature expert Mike Elizade of SpectralMotion.
Nispel, whose credits include Pathfinder, Conan The Barbarian and the upcoming Exeter, produces alongside Stefan Brunner. The executive producer is White Sands founder Juergen J Straub.
Scott Sandler, Connor Colebrook and Juhani Nurmi wrote the screenplay to Stowaway from a story by Nispel (pictured) and Nurmi.
Los Angeles-based producers White Sands Pictures have earmarked an autumn start on the story of a woman who takes a yacht trip with her fiancé’s family, unaware of the clan’s secret that lies at the bottom of the ocean.
Stowaway is inspired by the Norse myth about an avenging seaborne humanoid creature and the production will benefit from the services of creature feature expert Mike Elizade of SpectralMotion.
Nispel, whose credits include Pathfinder, Conan The Barbarian and the upcoming Exeter, produces alongside Stefan Brunner. The executive producer is White Sands founder Juergen J Straub.
- 4/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"Friday the 13th" and "Pathfinder" director Marcus Nispel has come on board to helm the horror-thriller "Stowaway" for White Sands Pictures.
The horror-thriller is based on Nordic mythology about an avenging sea creature. The action revolves around a yacht where a newly engaged woman discovers a family secret at the bottom of the ocean.
The tone is said to be that of an "edgy and original R-rated monster movie" with a beast that is "humanoid and strikes from below dark waters".
Nispel and Juhani Nurmi created the story which Scott Sandler, Connor Colebrook and Nurmi are adapting into a script. Nispel and Stefan Brunner will produce. Filming is slated to begin this Fall.
Source: Variety...
The horror-thriller is based on Nordic mythology about an avenging sea creature. The action revolves around a yacht where a newly engaged woman discovers a family secret at the bottom of the ocean.
The tone is said to be that of an "edgy and original R-rated monster movie" with a beast that is "humanoid and strikes from below dark waters".
Nispel and Juhani Nurmi created the story which Scott Sandler, Connor Colebrook and Nurmi are adapting into a script. Nispel and Stefan Brunner will produce. Filming is slated to begin this Fall.
Source: Variety...
- 4/30/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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