Cinemablend writes "In 2007 filmmaker Oren Peli made a tiny, micro-budget film called Paranormal Activity. Though the movie only cost $15,000, starred actors nobody had ever heard of, and largely consisted of a single camcorder filming in nightvision, it was picked up for distribution in 2009 and ended up making millions upon millions of dollars and spawning two sequels. The movie has turned Peli into one of the biggest names in Hollywood horror and in addition to producing both Paranormal Activity 2 and 3 he served behind the scenes on James Wan's Insidious. Now he's hard at work helping another filmmaker shepherd a new project to the big screen."
STYD:
Oren Peli's latest venture, The Chernobyl Diaries, has found distribution in Warner Bros.
The release is possible thanks to Alcon Entertainment's acquisition of the thriller and the output deal the company has with Warner.
ScreenRant - ‘Paranormal Activity’ creator Oren Peli talks about ‘Paranormal Activity 3,’ what’s in store for the franchise, his experience with the fans, and what scares him.
Deadline:
You thought a suburban home was scary. How about the Amazon river? Oren Peli, the writer-director of the indie phenomenon Paranormal Activity, is bringing to primetime The River, a cinema verite-style thriller drama in the vein of Paranormal Activity set on a mysterious river. After a heated bidding between ABC and NBC, the project is close to landing at ABC with a rich put pilot commitment.
Spooky news. Well, not really, but cool.