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if the deal goes through for Lionsgate to buy Summit Entertainment's library of six films and the rights to the Twilight franchise, some level of creative influence/interference by the Lionsgate gore-hounds upon the next two Twilight films is at least imaginable. It could mean, in short, that New Moon will be a little bit bloodier than anticipated. Or certainly the Twlight film after that. Is there any filmmaking/distribution outfit with a more pronounced reputation for arterial gushings? That and Tyler Perry -- Lionsgate in a nutshell.
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 1, 2009 at 10:10 PM
comment #1
CarloDennis
says ...
Lionsgate has been slowly shifting its theatrical sights away from horror under new president Joe Drake. These days, they're more synonymous with "tonally all-over-the-place 'urban' melodramas."
Posted by CarloDennis
at February 1, 2009 10:45 PM
comment #2
William Goss
says ...
Mmmmm, Tyler Perry's Twilight...
Posted by William Goss
at February 1, 2009 11:12 PM
comment #3
D.Z.
says ...
LG also bought TV Guide? That explains why jumptheshark.com jumped the shark. It'll also probably mean Astro Boy goes straight-to-video. *sigh* :(
Posted by D.Z.
at February 1, 2009 11:49 PM
comment #4
Renfield
says ...
Does the doc "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" fall into "arterial gushings"?
Posted by Renfield
at February 1, 2009 11:51 PM
comment #5
LYT
says ...
More gore could only improve Twilight, but as far as other companies in love with arterial gushings...it wasn't Lionsgate that did KILL BILL, which is more in love with arterial gushings than most movies I've seen.
Lionsgate's burial of MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN seems to be signalling a change in direction, which sucks for horror fans.
Posted by LYT
at February 2, 2009 12:00 AM
comment #6
hunterd
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Wells, I love the site, but you have NO IDEA on how to report on horror films. Which is ironic because you're on the DVD in my NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET BOX SET. Talking happily about potentially exposing small children to Freddy Kruger walking around in LA.
Posted by hunterd
at February 2, 2009 12:10 AM
comment #7
The Hoyk
says ...
That story said something about Rogue being sold to Relativity Media. Isn't Rogue just the imprint Universal uses to handle genre product? Does this mean they're getting out of low-budget action or does this mean Relativity is walking off with Edgar Wrights collected film works?
Posted by The Hoyk
at February 2, 2009 12:23 AM
comment #8
EDouglasCS
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It's more likely that Tyler Perry would direct Eclipse, bringing his character Madea into the mix.
Hoyk: Rogue sold to Relativity a few months back... I think Universal is still involved in distribution/marketing but that's changing.
Posted by EDouglasCS
at February 2, 2009 5:48 AM
comment #9
Howlingman
says ...
I don't think LGF will want to mess with the formula too much -- what good's a Twilight movie going to be if the core audience of 14 year-old girls and 30-something single women is turned off by the gore?
Posted by Howlingman
at February 2, 2009 5:53 AM
comment #10
actionman
says ...
Wow. Don't mean to pull a D.Z. or anything but I have to post this for all to see:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999411.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Scorsese. Del Toro. Day-Lewis. That noise you just heard was me shitting myself.
Posted by actionman
at February 2, 2009 7:03 AM
comment #11
moviemaniac2002
says ...
The sound you hear is the "Twilight" franchise
as it's crushed between the gears and wheels of the Lionsgate logo.......
Posted by moviemaniac2002
at February 2, 2009 7:47 AM
comment #12
JckNapier2
says ...
Say what you will about Lionsgate, but they have the most diverse slate of any studio going today (I wish some of their movies were better, but that's another story). Also, they use the profits from the Saw sequels and the Tyler Perry franchise to finance or distribute stuff like W, Religulous and Away From Her (their slate of liberal-skewing documentaries rivals Magnolia any day of the week). If this news is true, then I doubt they'd be dumb enough to tinker too much with the franchise (for all the rumors, LG released Punisher War Zone unmolested and R-rated). And I'm guessing they wouldn't have been as zealous about getting New Moon started as quickly, thus sacrificing the original director. What I want to know is what kind of financial trouble Summit was in to basically give away the store?
Posted by JckNapier2
at February 2, 2009 8:04 AM
comment #13
OtownRog
says ...
New in Town is Lionsgate. And Tyler P. They're experiencing either "mission creep" or they're getting away from their gore and butter fare.
Probably not a smart move, as their niche is well-established and they've always made money on it.
I doubt they do a thing to Twilight that would scare off the little girls.
Posted by OtownRog
at February 2, 2009 8:09 AM
comment #14
Bilge
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SUMMIT is about to lose a boatload of money on a new Terrence Malick film, as every other studio before them has discovered. (Not that I'm complaining, mind you.)
Also, Renfield, THE US VS. JOHN LENNON falls into "arterial gushings" only insofar as cutting open my neck might have been more pleasant than watching that half-baked, poorly researched, lame-ass VH1 excuse for a movie.
Posted by Bilge
at February 2, 2009 8:19 AM
comment #15
Chase Kahn
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NEW MOON: The 3D EXPERIENCE!
Posted by Chase Kahn
at February 2, 2009 8:21 AM
comment #16
Chase Kahn
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Action: Del Toro looks like Ellen Burnstyn in 'Requiem for a Dream' in that picture -- good god!
Posted by Chase Kahn
at February 2, 2009 8:26 AM
comment #17
BurmaShave
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actionman you are more than excused, that is the best news I've heard in weeks. At one point I was hoping for Day-Lewis and Bardem, but Del Toro will do more than fine.
Posted by BurmaShave
at February 2, 2009 8:32 AM
comment #18
DarthCorleone
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Yeah, they'd be pretty dumb to risk alienating their audience. I've never seen so many pre-teen to young teen girls at the movie theater as I did during the opening weekend of Twilight.
Posted by DarthCorleone
at February 2, 2009 8:44 AM
comment #19
DeafBrownTrashPunk
says ...
Twilight is crap. Those annoying, whiney, hopeless romantic fangirls who claim that this is a "horror/vampire" movie need to be punched in the face.
so maybe Lionsgate will indeed bring more BLOOD and GORE to the franchise.
Posted by DeafBrownTrashPunk
at February 2, 2009 8:57 AM
comment #20
dogcatcher
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What I wonder is what does this mean for the new Polanski film, "The Ghost," which Summit was supposed to put out? They were scheduled to start filming today, is that still happening?
Posted by dogcatcher
at February 2, 2009 9:08 AM
comment #21
MattM
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As I understand it, author Stephenie Meyer has a LOT of reserved rights in connection with the Twilight movies, in essence giving her final cut. She apparently will not allow explicit gore or violence, and certainly will not allow the movie to be rated anything above PG-13.
Posted by MattM
at February 2, 2009 10:00 AM
comment #22
MindlessObamaton
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Clearly, I'm in the WGAFF majority here.
Posted by MindlessObamaton
at February 2, 2009 10:04 AM
comment #23
Phatang!
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Lionsgate makes those movies to make money, it's not like there's some corporate culture there that believes in the importance of sadism on screen. (in other words, comment #12 is right). Or, for that matter, like anyone there thinks Tyler Perry is funny.
Also, this deal will never happen.
Posted by Phatang!
at February 2, 2009 11:36 AM
comment #24
D.Z.
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Jck: "If this news is true, then I doubt they'd be dumb enough to tinker too much with the franchise (for all the rumors, LG released Punisher War Zone unmolested and R-rated)."
It was already molested when they fired Jane.
Posted by D.Z.
at February 2, 2009 3:52 PM
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