New
York (May 13, 2014) The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing, genre arm of
Magnolia Pictures, announced today that they have acquired US rights
to V/H/S: VIRAL, the third installment of the popular horror anthology
series. V/H/S: VIRAL features segments from directors
Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes, Extraterrestrial), Marcel Sarmiento (ABCs
of Death segment
"D is for Dogfight"), Gregg Bishop (The Birds of Anger), Justin Benson (Wrecked) and Todd Lincoln (The
Apparition).
Gary Binkow and Brad Miska produced for Collective Digital Studio and Bloody
Disgusting, marking the third collaboration with Magnet on the V/H/S films.
V/H/S:
VIRAL's segments include the story of a deranged illusionist who obtains a
magical object of great power, a homemade machine that opens a door to a
parallel world, teenage skaters that unwillingly become targets of a Mexican
death cult ritual, and a sinister, shadowy organization that is tracking a
serial killer. The segments are tied together by the story of a group of
fame-obsessed teens following a violent car chase in LA that unwittingly
become stars of the next internet sensation.
"V/H/S:
VIRAL has the strength of its predecessors and continues to break new ground in
the genre," said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. "This
installment features terrific work from some very talented genre
filmmakers."
"We're
really excited for audiences to experience the evolution of the VHS brand - and
the evolution of male monster genitalia,” said Binkow.
The
deal was negotiated by Magnet SVP of Acquisitions Dori Begley with Gary Binkow
of Collective Digital Studio. Magnet is eyeing a fall release.
#VHSVIRAL
About
Magnet Releasing
Magnet
is the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, specializing in films from the vanguard
of horror, action, comedy and Asian cinema, and the home of genre classics
like Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In, Takeshi Miike’s 13
Assassins,
Christopher Smith’s Black Death, Ti West’s The House of the Devil, Andre Ovredal’s Trollhunter, Gareth Edward’s Monsters, Neil Marshall’s sword
and sandals bloodbath Centurion, and Tony Jaa’s Ong Bak trilogy to name a
few. Recent releases include the terrifying anthologiesV/H/S and V/H/S/2,
horror anthology The ABCs of Death, Xan Cassavettes’
stylish vampire film Kiss of the Damned, sci-fi thriller The
Last Days on Mars,
and Israeli thriller Big Bad Wolves. Upcoming films include Ti West’s The
Sacrament, The
ABCs of Death 2, The
Protector 2 with
Tony Jaa, and many more.
About
Collective Digital Studio:
Collective
Digital Studio (CDS) is a next generation media company focused on empowering
creators, growing brands and building audiences. It oversees one of the leading
YouTube multichannel networks with over 600 channels delivering nearly a
billion views a month. Distinguished for its ability to produce, distribute and
market intellectual property across multiple platforms, CDS pioneered the
distribution of premium digital content to television and is best known for
producing the hit web series Video Game High School as well as TV shows for The
Annoying Orange, Epic Meal Time and F?ED. It boasts an unparalleled track
record for delivering highly successful branded content initiatives for Fortune
200 brands, including Verizon, Dodge, Estee Lauder, Unilever, Procter &
Gamble, Toyota, Sony PlayStation, and many more. CDS¹ world class sales
organization includes offices in New York, Los Angeles, Detroit and San
Francisco.
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