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Dread, formally known as Dread Central Presents, will begin pre-production on the company's second original project — that's described as a feminist horror story, titled, Lucky. Most known for her work on 2017's Imitation Girl, Natasha Kermani has been tapped to direct the film. Also: trailer and release details for Broken Ghost and After the Lethargy's trailer and poster revealed.

Pre-Production Begins for Dread's Lucky: "Dread Central Presents starts 2019 under the new moniker, Dread will release its first in-house production, The Golem, as a Dread Original this February 5th.

Directed by the Paz Brothers (Jeruzalem), The Golem, tells the story of a vengeful Jewish woman who conjures the evil, mythological entity to strike down her enemies.

Following the release of The Golem, Dread will begin pre-production in Los Angeles on its second Dread Original, Lucky, which will be directed by Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl) from a script by Brea Grant who will also star.

Tagline: "She Has a Secret." Broken Ghost is an upcoming thriller from director Richard Gray (Sugar Mountain). The film is a coming-of-age story, involving a woman with a secret. In a new town, Imogen (Autry Haydon-Wilson) can leave her past behind, but only for a little while. Broken Ghost also stars: Nick Farnell (Where the Wild Things Are), Devon Bagby and Scott Thompson. Written by Abe Pogos and Catherine Hill, this title is expected to show on Digital platforms this February via Film Mode Entertainment. More release details are here. A family moves to a rural Montana town. Here, they hope to leave their past behind. Yet, Imogen cannot hide from her new tormentors, who already know her secret. Now, the ghosts of Imogen's past are haunting her and her new family home. Director Gray has talked of this film recently. He says of the film's themes: "Imogen’s story...

Sugar Mountain‘s core premise is decent enough. Faced with repossession of their dead mother’s fishing boat (due to a Harvard concert pianist losing a couple of fingers after slipping on the deck), brothers Liam and Miles (Shane Coffey and Drew Roy), together with Miles’ girlfriend Lauren (Haley Webb) cook up a missing person hoax.

Here’s the plan: cocky and confident Miles will get into a staged bar fight with the quieter Liam over Lauren. The next day the brothers will go for a hike on the titular Sugar Mountain to try and clear the air, but get into a ‘fight’ midway up. Miles storms off into the wilderness and when he doesn’t return, Liam to raises the alarm in town. With Aron Ralston (of 127 Hours fame) firmly on their minds, they foresee a media storm that they’ll milk to the fullest when Miles ‘miraculously’ returns a fortnight later,...

Taken 3

Maggie Grace is set to reprise her role of Liam Neeson's daughter in the third and final installment of the "Taken" film franchise at 20th Century Fox and EuropaCorp. Filming aims to begin shortly.

The deal comes as Grace books a leading role in CBS' untitled Wall Street drama pilot, a role that required schedule juggling so that she could shoot "Taken 3". [Source: Deadline]

Sugar Mountain

Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa, Drew Roy, Haley Webb and Shane Coffey will all join Richard Gray's dark comedy/thriller "Sugar Mountain". Filming begins shortly in Alaska.

The story is said to deal with love, greed, family and a hoax that goes terribly wrong. Originally set in Australia, writer Abe Pogos came onboard and changed the setting to Alaska. [Source: THR]

Sand Castle

Nicholas Hoult ("X-Men: First Class") has joined Seb Edwards' true story Iraqi war drama "Sand Castle". Chris Roessner penned the story...

Yellow Brick Films has announced that Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa, Drew Roy, Haley Webb and Shane Coffey have joined Richard Gray's upcoming dark comedy thriller Sugar Mountain.

Here the director expresses his excitement for the project.

"We're so excited to have such a tremendous cast onboard. Sugar Mountain is a compelling screenplay, which was originally set in Australia, but we found the perfect location in Alaska and writer Abe Pogos did a brilliant job in adapting. I don't think I've been to a more stunning and brutal place, which is perfect for this story. I adore these actors and can't wait to start shooting."

The film is a dark comedic thriller about a hoax that goes wrong. Richard Gray, who previously directed The Lookalike, will be directing. Principle photography will begin in Alaska soon.

Sugar Mountain comes to theaters in 2015.

Dark comedy/thriller Sugar Mountain has locked in its cast, featuring Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa, Drew Roy, Haley Webb and Shane Coffey. The film, which will be directed by Richard Gray (Lookalike), will begin shooting soon in Alaska. The Yellow Brick Films project is described as as a dark comedy/thriller about "love, greed, family and a hoax that goes terribly wrong." "We're so excited to have such a tremendous cast onboard," said Gray. "Sugar Mountain is a compelling screenplay, which was originally set in Australia, but we found the perfect location in Alaska and writer Abe Pogos did a

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Yellow Brick Films announced today that its latest feature, Sugar Mountain , has cast Cary Elwes ( The Princess Bride , Saw ), Jason Momoa ( Game of Thrones , Conan the Barbarian ), Drew Roy ("Falling Skies"), Haley Webb ( Final Destination ) and Shane Coffey ("Pretty Little Liars"). .We.re so excited to have such a tremendous cast onboard,. said Gray. .'Sugar Mountain' is a compelling screenplay, which was originally set in Australia, but we found the perfect location in Alaska and writer Abe Pogos did a brilliant job in adapting. I don.t think I.ve been to a more stunning and brutal place, which is perfect for this story. I adore these actors and can.t wait to start shooting.. Principle photography will commence shortly in Alaska. A dark comedy...

Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa, Drew Roy, Haley Webb and Shane Coffey have joined the Yellow Brick Films comedy-thriller.

Yellow Brick’ Films’ Richard Gray is preparing to start production in Alaska on the story of a hoax that goes horribly wrong.

Well Go Entertainment is scheduled to release Gray’s The Lookalike theatrically in the summer.

“We’re so excited to have such a tremendous cast onboard,” said Gray. “Sugar Mountain is a compelling screenplay, which was originally set in Australia, but we found the perfect location in Alaska and writer Abe Pogos did a brilliant job in adapting.

“I don’t think I’ve been to a more stunning and brutal place, which is perfect for this story. I adore these actors and can’t wait to start shooting.”...

Now entering its third year, Packed to the Rafters has become the Seven Network’s flagship drama. Its creators told Eleeza Hooker that making a hit TV show might be difficult, but maintaining it over the years is even harder.

The series, about a couple whose adult children come back to live at the family home, has been a hit with audiences, averaging 1.9m viewers in 2008 and 2009 – with a peak of 2.07m for Episode 41, a number surpassed only by Nine’s Underbelly.

The concept was developed by series creator and network script executive Bevan Lee, producer Jo Porter and script producer Anthony Ellis. Together, they’re in charge of keeping the series going.

“It’s a nice problem to have to maintain a hit show. As you keep going through stories, it becomes harder and harder,” said Porter.

According to Porter, Rafters is a valuable property for the network, and...