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A24 and HBO board a series adaptation of William Hjortsberg’s Falling Angel; Zac Efron stars and EPs, with Zach Baylin writing and Jonathan van Tulleken directing. The neo-noir horror reboot keeps the supernatural cover-up angle of Angel Heart in play.
Chernin Entertainment has jumped onto Sophie Fleur de Bruijn’s hot rom-com spec One Month Mark after a 40-plus bidder scramble; the package is still talent-free and headed back out to studios.
Christopher Young, Greg Punchatz, J.P. Manoux, Kenneth Miller and Zack Merrick board Daniel Ruczko’s horror-comedy mockumentary; production starts July 14 in Albuquerque and a Kickstarter launches June 1. Black Corridor Pictures is producing.
South Korea has launched a public-private committee to hash out a six-month theatrical window, with lawmakers pushing a holdback bill and officials targeting an August agreement. The debate lands as Korean exhibitors, streamers and studios fight over revenue split amid a market rebound led partly by horror and supernatural hits.
Naver Webtoon is launching 'Maengjong,' a prequel spin-off to occult hit 'Exhuma,' on May 30, extending the franchise into vertical-scroll form with Jang Jae-hyun involved in early concept review. The webtoon leans on the film's supernatural mythology after 'Exhuma' drew 11.9 million admissions and $83.1 million in Korea.
Cannes’ Marche du Film elevated Japan as Country of Honor and turned the Japan IP Market into an active rights-brokerage hub, with roughly 80 overseas meetings and Sony’s Sanford Panitch pitching Japanese IP as a global adaptation engine.
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