Kevin Greutert (Saw VI) set to direct Paranormal Activity 2!

Hatchetwarrior · 01-19-2010, 08:49 AM

This bit of news really made my day. Kevin Greutert, director of last years box office failure known as Saw VI, has just been announced as director of the sequel to last years box office success Paranormal Activity. I really feel Kevin was the best director attached to the Saw franchise and I can't wait to see what he does with PA2. It's gonna be one interesting Halloween season.

here's the official announcement from heatvisionblog.com:

Something’s moving in the “Paranormal Activity 2” house.

Paramount has hired screenwriter Michael R. Perry and director Kevin Greutert to create the sequel to 2009’s biggest surprise hit, “Paranormal Activity,” which scared up $151 million in worldwide grosses in the fall on a shoestring $15,000 budget and a shrewd, opt-in Web marketing campaign.

Significantly, Paramount will unleash it in theaters on the pre-Halloween weekend of October 22, which sets it against that date’s reigning champion in previous years, the next installment in Lionsgate’s “Saw” series (this year would be “VII”). In a symbolic twist, Greutert made his directorial debut on the sixth “Saw” film, which grossed just $31 million worldwide, with observers thinking that the franchise may be bleeding dry.

Jason Blum and Oren Peli, who masterminded the first “Activity,” are producing the second iteration. Steven Schneider will serve as executive producer.

“These guys get it, and the fans won’t be disappointed,” said Peli of Perry and Greutert’s participation.

Unsurprisingly, the filmmakers are keeping the story line — as well as the film’s actual title — hidden in the attic."

fattyjoe37 · 01-19-2010, 09:50 AM

Not excited about a rush job sequel from a Saw director.

maybrick · 01-19-2010, 12:17 PM

Full title: Paranormal Activity 2: Book of Shadows.

Ash28M · 01-19-2010, 12:54 PM

Great, a torture film version of Paranormal Activity

01-19-2010, 01:17 PM

A Saw director doing a sequel to a film that doesn't need a sequel? I'll stick to Peli's next film, Area 51.

dave13 · 01-19-2010, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maybrick

Full title: Paranormal Activity 2: Book of Shadows.

exactly

rhett · 01-19-2010, 02:27 PM

Heh, I wonder how they justify this. Does a new couple move into the same house? Or does the video camera get sold off to some pawn shop, only for the new owner to discover it is haunted? If that would be the case, I'd hope the store would be Curious Goods.

adric · 01-19-2010, 03:08 PM

i dont like saw or paranormal activity. i actually liked book of shadows more than blair witch 1, so if they go that route i might be slightly enthused

Matt89 · 01-19-2010, 03:27 PM

But wasn't the problem in Paranormal Activity not the house but the woman? She said it had followed her from childhood and just got worse and worse. I mean....what could they possibly do with this? SOME MOVIES DO NOT NEED SEQUELS. Jesus.

~Matt

Ash28M · 01-19-2010, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt89

But wasn't the problem in Paranormal Activity not the house but the woman? She said it had followed her from childhood and just got worse and worse. I mean....what could they possibly do with this? SOME MOVIES DO NOT NEED SEQUELS. Jesus.

~Matt

In Paranormal Activity didn't the Demon jump from that girl in the 60's into her. I guess it will just jump to someone else.

dave13 · 01-19-2010, 03:52 PM

i haven't seen the original, but its more than likely that it may just be an unrelated haunted house picture told in more or less the same style, isn't it? that would probably be the easiest way.

MorallySound · 01-19-2010, 03:57 PM

If they go the route of the original ending (not the theatrical) with the cops showing up, they could make it a women in prison flick! That's the only way I'd see the sequel, and if Pam Grier was in it.

Paranormal Activity 2: The Big Haunted Doll House

aoiookami · 01-21-2010, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adric

i dont like saw or paranormal activity.

This.

Maybe the tagline for the sequel can be; 'This time, they actually try to fix their situation.'

Chunkblower · 01-21-2010, 09:58 PM

I'm pumped. This shit going to be off the chain.

DVD-fanatic-9 · 01-22-2010, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fattyjoe37

Not excited about a rush job sequel from a Saw director.

The Saw films were equally rushed. I don't support this, but then- I didn't support any of the originals to these series either.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash28M

Great, a torture film version of Paranormal Activity

Like Paranormal Activity wasn't torture enough on the audience?

01-19-2010, 08:49 AM	#1
Hatchetwarrior Maniac Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Farmingdale, New York Posts: 893	Kevin Greutert (Saw VI) set to direct Paranormal Activity 2! This bit of news really made my day. Kevin Greutert, director of last years box office failure known as Saw VI, has just been announced as director of the sequel to last years box office success Paranormal Activity. I really feel Kevin was the best director attached to the Saw franchise and I can't wait to see what he does with PA2. It's gonna be one interesting Halloween season. here's the official announcement from heatvisionblog.com: Something’s moving in the “Paranormal Activity 2” house. Paramount has hired screenwriter Michael R. Perry and director Kevin Greutert to create the sequel to 2009’s biggest surprise hit, “Paranormal Activity,” which scared up $151 million in worldwide grosses in the fall on a shoestring $15,000 budget and a shrewd, opt-in Web marketing campaign. Significantly, Paramount will unleash it in theaters on the pre-Halloween weekend of October 22, which sets it against that date’s reigning champion in previous years, the next installment in Lionsgate’s “Saw” series (this year would be “VII”). In a symbolic twist, Greutert made his directorial debut on the sixth “Saw” film, which grossed just $31 million worldwide, with observers thinking that the franchise may be bleeding dry. Jason Blum and Oren Peli, who masterminded the first “Activity,” are producing the second iteration. Steven Schneider will serve as executive producer. “These guys get it, and the fans won’t be disappointed,” said Peli of Perry and Greutert’s participation. Unsurprisingly, the filmmakers are keeping the story line — as well as the film’s actual title — hidden in the attic."

01-19-2010, 09:50 AM	#2
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01-19-2010, 02:27 PM	#7
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,874	Heh, I wonder how they justify this. Does a new couple move into the same house? Or does the video camera get sold off to some pawn shop, only for the new owner to discover it is haunted? If that would be the case, I'd hope the store would be Curious Goods. __________________ "It's a good scream...it's a good scream..."

01-19-2010, 01:17 PM	#5
Cujo108 Guest Posts: n/a	A Saw director doing a sequel to a film that doesn't need a sequel? I'll stick to Peli's next film, Area 51.

01-19-2010, 03:08 PM	#8
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Matt89 HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,999	But wasn't the problem in Paranormal Activity not the house but the woman? She said it had followed her from childhood and just got worse and worse. I mean....what could they possibly do with this? SOME MOVIES DO NOT NEED SEQUELS. Jesus. ~Matt __________________ "If a man can bridge the gap between life and death ... I mean, if he can live on after his death, then maybe he was a great man." - James Dean

01-19-2010, 03:52 PM	#11
dave13 HackMaster Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,752	i haven't seen the original, but its more than likely that it may just be an unrelated haunted house picture told in more or less the same style, isn't it? that would probably be the easiest way.

01-19-2010, 03:57 PM	#12
MorallySound There is no magic. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5,843	If they go the route of the original ending (not the theatrical) with the cops showing up, they could make it a women in prison flick! That's the only way I'd see the sequel, and if Pam Grier was in it. Paranormal Activity 2: The Big Haunted Doll House __________________ "Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There's no real magic ever." - Martin Bad Monster Films \| Mantis in Black Lace \| Vimeo \| Letterboxd \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| Reel to Reel \| Oh, the Horror! \| DVD Aficionado

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Chunkblower Stalker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 306	I'm pumped. This shit going to be off the chain.

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