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Twisted Pictures

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last seen in coverage Aug 15
272
Wire items · since Feb 24
35
Deal items
10
Tracked projects
7
Months active
39
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 35 tracked deal items

43% of tracked dealflow (15/35) is book adaptation; 65% of classified deal mediums are film; 85% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
book adaptation 15
public domain adaptation 8
remake reboot 6
greenlight 4
series order pilot pickup 3
podcast ip adaptation 1
option 1
Reported stage
in development 11
greenlit 7
in production 3
acquired 3
optioned 1
completed seeking distribution 1
Medium
film 22
tv limited series 8
industry 4

Slate · 10 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred

In development 6
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Twisted
Robert Englund · Richard Brake · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
 book adaptation podcast ip adaptation acquired 41 Aug 7
Winnie-the-pooh: Blood And Honey
Robert Englund · Richard Brake · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
 public domain adaptation acquired 5 Jul 20
Pinocchio Unstrung
Robert Englund · Richard Brake · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
 public domain adaptation acquired 4 Jul 20
Ever After
Kane Hodder · Michael Berryman · Malcolm McDowell
 public domain adaptation acquired 3 Jul 22
Perfect
Ralph Fiennes · Tilda Swinton · Paapa Essiedu
 book adaptation in development 3 May 2
Creepshow
Greg Nicotero · Stephen King · George A. Romero
 — 3 Aug 5
Seeking distribution 3
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Robert Englund · Rhys Frake-Waterfield · Richard Brake
 public domain adaptation completed seeking distribution 6 Aug 3
Heel
Stephen Graham · Andrea Riseborough · Anson Boon
 completed seeking distribution 4 May 30
Psycho Killer
Gavin Polone · Andrew Kevin Walker · Georgina Campbell
 completed seeking distribution 3 May 27
Released & tracking 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Obsession
Curry Barker · Inde Navarrette · Michael Johnston
 completed seeking distribution 10 Jul 8

Key people · from coveragenames as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design

Sam RaimiTalent attached11i · 1d
Robert EnglundTalent attached10i · 6d
Richard BrakeTalent attached7i · 5d
Rhys Frake-WaterfieldTalent attached7i · 5d
Rachel McAdamsNamed in coverage6i · 0d
Curry BarkerNamed in coverage6i · 0d
Dylan O'BrienNamed in coverage5i · 0d
Zach CreggerNamed in coverage4i · 0d
James WanNamed in coverage4i · 2d
Lee CroninNamed in coverage4i · 1d
Jason BlumNamed in coverage4i · 2d
Taron EgertonNamed in coverage4i · 0d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL TWISTED PICTURES COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 2 tracked titlesgrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

The Housemaid
“over $400M”Jun 12 · worldwide
latest: “over $400M” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Obsession
“$403 million globally”Jul 8 · worldwide
latest: “$403 million globally” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

10
FEB
80
MAR
50
APR
61
MAY
17
JUN
31
JUL
23
AUG
WIRE ITEMSDEAL SHARE

Works with · top 8 of 23click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
NetflixPLAT 306
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LegendaryCO 232
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ShudderPLAT 221
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DisneyCO 204
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Warner Bros.CO 121
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20th Century StudiosCO 120
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Sam RaimiPERSON 111
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NeonCO 110
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Deal record · 35 entries, newest 30 shownamounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps

Aug 15 'Cruel Intentions' Meets 'You' in Ryan Murphy's New 9-Part Psychological Thriller
book-adaptation / series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Igby Rigney, Hayes Warner, Kaia Garber +5
 Collider B
Aug 5 Disney+ greenlights third and final season of ‘The Artful Dodger’
greenlight @ greenlit
with Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis, Maia Mitchell +5
 IF Magazine+2 src C
Aug 4 Harlan Coben's new twisted thriller makes Netflix history
book-adaptation
with Netflix, Harlan Coben, I Will Find You +4
 EVOKE B
Aug 1 Stephen King Teams With the GOAT Horror Director for an Adaptation 42 Years in the Making
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Sam Raimi, Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein +5
 movieweb.com B
Jul 25 Horror Highlights: TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND, LIFE AT SANDY’S, PURE SCUM, THE GIRL IN THE RIVER
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Brian Yuzna, Dave Sehring, Drive-In-Sanity Films +5
 Daily Dead B
Jul 22 ‘Ever After’ Brings Horror’s Biggest Icons Together for a Twisted Fairy Tale Nightmare.
public-domain-adaptation @ acquired
with Level 33 Entertainment, Laszlo Illes and Luis Chen, Laszlo Illes +5
 iHorror A+
Jul 20 PINOCCHIO UNSTRUNG Interviews with Rhys Frake-Waterfield & Todd Masters
public-domain-adaptation @ acquired
with Viva Pictures, Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Todd Masters +5
 Daily Dead A+
Jul 15 Anglo-French Outfit Alief Boards Sales On Kinematics Horror ‘Godhead’ Before Fantasia Debut
Deal @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Alief, Kinematics, Al Warren +5
 Deadline A+
Jul 3 Watch the Chilling Birth of Pinocchio in ‘Pinocchio: Unstrung’
public-domain-adaptation @ in-development
with Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Robert Englund, Viva Pictures +4
 Dread Central A
Jun 27 ‘Pinocchio Unstrung’ Sees Wooden Doll Covered in Flesh and Blood as Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield Teases ‘Kooky, Crazy and Fun’ ‘Avengers’-Style ‘Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble’
public-domain-adaptation
with Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Robert Englund, Richard Brake +4
 Variety A
Jun 18 Freddy Krueger Is Coming Back — and Jim Carrey’s Name Just Came Up
remake-reboot
with Chuck Russell, Jim Carrey, Robert Englund +5
 fortressofsolitude.co.za B
Jun 12 ‘Love Story’s Paul Anthony Kelly To Make Feature Film Debut In ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Lionsgate, Freida McFadden, Paul Anthony Kelly +5
 Deadline+4 src A+
Jun 8 Bloober Team Reveals ‘SAW: Genesis’
Deal
with Bloober Team, Lionsgate, Anshar Studios +5
 Horror News Network B
May 30 Robert Englund Joins Pinocchio: Unstrung Ahead of UK Cinema Release This July
public-domain-adaptation @ in-development
with Robert Englund, Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Richard Brake +2
 HorrorBuzz A
May 12 Marvel Comics Details MIDNIGHT Publishing Line – X-Men, Fantastic 4 & Spider-Man Horror Stories!
public-domain-adaptation
with Marvel Comics, X-Men, Fantastic Four +2
 Bloody Disgusting+1 src A
May 9 ‘In the Blue,’ Next Feature From Filmmaking Duo Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers, Boarded by Passages Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
option @ acquired
with Delilah Napier, Lucy Powers, Uri Singer +5
 Variety A
May 9 PINOCCHIO UNSTRUNG Brings Freddy Krueger Icon Robert Englund Into the Slasher Nightmare
public-domain-adaptation
with Pinocchio Unstrung, Robert Englund, Richard Brake +4
 Nerdtropolis A
May 2 “His most gripping series yet”: The Woods is Harlan Coben's “personal” new thriller with a “perfect” cast
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Harlan Coben, Netflix, Tom Bateman +5
 Good Housekeeping B
May 2 ‘Dangerous Games to Play’ Contacts the Other Side [Image]
book-adaptation @ in-production
with Ángel Gómez Hernández, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Lucia Peters +5
 Dread Central+1 src A
Apr 28 Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson head toward darkness in Verity trailer
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Verity, Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway +3
 AV Club A
Apr 27 ‘Strangeland 2’? – Dee Snider Says He Might Release the Sequel as a Novel
book-adaptation @ optioned
with Dee Snider, Strangeland, John Pieplow
 Bloody Disgusting A
Apr 22 Khloé Kardashian Launches Reality Series ‘The Girls’ On Hulu
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Khloé Kardashian, Hulu, Bunim/Murray Productions +4
 Google News (Hulu) B
Apr 14 ‘A Blind Bargain’ Trailer – Lost Lon Chaney Horror Film Gets Stylized Reimagining
public-domain-adaptation / remake-reboot @ in-production
with A Blind Bargain, Lon Chaney, Crispin Glover +3
 Bloody Disgusting A
Apr 11 Nicole Kidman Is Dynamic in Prime Video’s Sensational Serial Killer Thriller ‘Scarpetta’: TV Review
book-adaptation
with Nicole Kidman, Liz Sarnoff, Patricia Cornwell +5
 Blumhouse Productions A
Apr 9 Ana Huang’s ‘Gods of the Game’ English Premier League Soccer Romance Book Series Sets Three-Film Adaptation at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)
book-adaptation / greenlight @ in-development
with Ana Huang, Amazon MGM Studios, Premeditated Productions +5
 Variety A
Apr 7 Joe Eszterhas Says Negotiations Are Underway With Emerald Fennell For ‘Basic Instinct’ Reboot
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Joe Eszterhas, Emerald Fennell, Sharon Stone +2
 Deadline A
Mar 31 Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Housemaid’s Secret’ Sets December 2027 Release
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Sydney Sweeney, Michele Morrone, Kirsten Dunst +5
 Google News (Lionsgate Films) A+
Mar 31 Twisted Pictures and Rko Preps Their Slate of Remakes
remake-reboot @ in-development
with RKO
 Google News (Twisted Pictures) A+
Mar 30 ‘Wytches’ Pilot Completed: Scott Snyder Shares Big Update on Amazon Series!
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Scott Snyder, Jock, Plan B Entertainment +3
 Dread Central+1 src A
Mar 20 Netflix now has all 10 ‘Saw’ movies — here’s the 3 worth watching right now
book-adaptation / series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Netflix, Maya Hawke, Liz Moore +5
 Google News (Netflix) A+

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 272 wire items (Feb 24 → Aug 15) matching Twisted Pictures, deduplicated by URL (12 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.9% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. Amber “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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