{"id":2061,"date":"2019-10-01T21:03:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T21:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2019-10-15T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T21:04:08","slug":"andre-ovredal-in-talks-to-direct-last-voyage-of-the-demeter-orion-picks-up-10-31-richard-kahan-to-pen-charles-ponzi-biopic-film-briefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/andre-ovredal-in-talks-to-direct-last-voyage-of-the-demeter-orion-picks-up-10-31-richard-kahan-to-pen-charles-ponzi-biopic-film-briefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e9 \u00d8vredal In Talks To Direct \u2018Last Voyage Of The Demeter\u2019; Orion Picks Up \u201810-31\u2019; Richard Kahan To Pen Charles Ponzi Biopic \u2013 Film Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/refresh\/new\/\/\/\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/deadline-hollywood-logo-o-300x39.png\" alt=\"deadline-hollywood-logo-o\" width=\"300\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/deadline-hollywood-logo-o-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/deadline-hollywood-logo-o.png 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Norwegian filmmaker Andr\u00e9 \u00d8vredal is in very early talks to direct The Last Voyage Of The Demeter for Amblin Partners, Deadline has confirmed. The film is based on Bram Stoker\u2019s classic novel Dracula about seminal vampire\u2019s sea voyage to England aboard The Demeter. The initial screenplay is by Escape Room scribe Bragi Schut. Mike Medavoy, Brad Fischer and Arnold Messer, the producers behind such films as Black Swan, Shutter Island, and Zodiac, are producing the project. \u00d8vredal\u2019s most recent directorial outings include the Lionsgate horror thriller, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and The Autopsy of Jane Doe. THR was first to break this story.<\/p>\n<p>Orion Pictures has obtained the rights to 10-31, a horror script from screenwriters Ian Shorr (Infinite) and Peter Gamble (Office Uprising) with Eli Roth and Roger Birnbaum attached to produce under their Arts District Entertainment shingle alongside John Zaozirny\u2019s Bellevue Productions. Based on the story by Laurie Ashbourne and screen story by Kathy Charles, the plot follows a young woman who takes her niece and nephew trick-or-treating and discovers a note inside a candy wrapper that says there\u2019s a killer loose on her block. The pic is said to be on the fast track towards production. Michael Besman will serve as executive producer on behalf of Arts District, while Dan Kagan will oversee production for Orion.<\/p>\n<p>Outlander writer Richard Kahan has been tapped to rewrite the screenplay for a Charles Ponzi biopic based on Donald Dunn\u2019s novel, Ponzi: The Incredible True Story of the King of Financial Cons. The project hails from Flag On The Play Productions and producers Dominic Zamprogna and Travis Schneider. It\u2019s the story of an Italian immigrant searching for success in turn-of-the-century America, yearning to start a life with his new bride amidst the land of opportunity \u2013 it\u2019s a sprawling, rags-to-riches tale of love and greed along the serpentine road to infamy. In addition to writing, Kahan has appeared on shows like Smallville and Grey\u2019s Anatomy. He\u2019s also one of the producers of Magnolia Pictures\u2019 indie western Lucky, starring Harry Dean Stanton and David Lynch.<\/p>\n<p>View this article at <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2019\/10\/andre-ovredal-the-last-voyage-of-the-demeter-orion-10-31-richard-kahan-charles-ponzi-biopic-film-briefs-1202749589\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norwegian filmmaker Andr\u00e9 \u00d8vredal is in very early talks to direct The Last Voyage Of The Demeter for Amblin Partners, Deadline has confirmed. The film is based on Bram Stoker\u2019s classic novel Dracula about seminal vampire\u2019s sea voyage to England aboard The Demeter. The initial screenplay is by Escape Room scribe Bragi Schut. 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