phantomstranger
05-12-2007, 10:42 PM
Horror's Hammer Films Revived
Dutch producer John De Mol is reviving famed British horror studio Hammer Film Productions, which built its name on a string of movies released in the 1950s and 1960s under the Hammer House of Horror label, Variety reported.
The private equity firm Cyrte Investments, led by de Mol, has acquired the rights to Hammer's library, home of roughly 300 titles featuring the likes of Count Dracula, Frankenstein and the Mummy, as well as the popular Quatermass franchise.
Hammer studio hasn't done any production to speak of since the mid-1980s. The plan is to produce two to three horror movies or thrillers a year.
Dutch producer John De Mol is reviving famed British horror studio Hammer Film Productions, which built its name on a string of movies released in the 1950s and 1960s under the Hammer House of Horror label, Variety reported.
The private equity firm Cyrte Investments, led by de Mol, has acquired the rights to Hammer's library, home of roughly 300 titles featuring the likes of Count Dracula, Frankenstein and the Mummy, as well as the popular Quatermass franchise.
Hammer studio hasn't done any production to speak of since the mid-1980s. The plan is to produce two to three horror movies or thrillers a year.