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Brian Damage · 10-26-2010, 06:41 PM

Michael Jackson, who reportedly earned $275 million posthumously over the past year for his estate, isn't slowing down anytime soon. I'm told that GK Films is in active negotiations to acquire a package for a film that is being fashioned around his groundbreaking hit song Thriller. The film, which has been quietly shopped over the past several weeks by Real Effects Entertainment, has Kenny Ortega attached to direct, and The Hangover scribe Jeremy Garelick to write the screenplay. While GK is in the driver's seat, I'm told that Fox 2000, Mandate/Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment are all in the mix on what will shape up as a pricey rights deal, but which will turn out to be a film budgeted at under $50 million. Plot is being kept under wraps but I understand it has to do with the song's folklore, involving Vincent Price and the town he grew up in. All of this deal making is subject to a deal being completed with Jackson's estate, but that has been in the works for some time and is expected to be sealed. Thriller songwriter Rod Temperton is also in the mix. On top of the Thriller deal, I've heard that Cirque du Soleil is in talks to do two live shows based on Jackson's music, and that Montecito partners Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock are looking to do a feature about Jackson's younger years.

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/

PlayOn · 10-26-2010, 10:23 PM

I'm sure it'll be in 3D, too. lol.

JamesG · 10-30-2010, 01:41 PM

Thriller Movie is Not a Certainty
Source: EW
October 30, 2010

Earlier this week, news spread like a wildfire that Kenny Ortega (This Is It) was going to direct a feature film version of Michael Jackson's Thriller.

But Ortega is saying the announcement broke prematurely.

"It got put out there before I've even really had a chance to think about it too much," he tells Entertainment Weekly.

"It is still in very, very early stages of development. The Michael Jackson estate would have to sign off on it. I have been a part of some early creative meetings and if all goes well, I think it could happen in the next couple of years."

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news...s.php?id=17037

Tweety · 10-30-2010, 11:52 PM

That video kind of was a feature film...sure seemed like it

MrCleveland · 10-31-2010, 12:29 PM

Will "Thriller" be a Musical if ever released?

10-26-2010, 06:41 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Michael Jackson Song 'Thriller' To Be Made Into A Movie Michael Jackson, who reportedly earned $275 million posthumously over the past year for his estate, isn't slowing down anytime soon. I'm told that GK Films is in active negotiations to acquire a package for a film that is being fashioned around his groundbreaking hit song Thriller. The film, which has been quietly shopped over the past several weeks by Real Effects Entertainment, has Kenny Ortega attached to direct, and The Hangover scribe Jeremy Garelick to write the screenplay. While GK is in the driver's seat, I'm told that Fox 2000, Mandate/Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment are all in the mix on what will shape up as a pricey rights deal, but which will turn out to be a film budgeted at under $50 million. Plot is being kept under wraps but I understand it has to do with the song's folklore, involving Vincent Price and the town he grew up in. All of this deal making is subject to a deal being completed with Jackson's estate, but that has been in the works for some time and is expected to be sealed. Thriller songwriter Rod Temperton is also in the mix. On top of the Thriller deal, I've heard that Cirque du Soleil is in talks to do two live shows based on Jackson's music, and that Montecito partners Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock are looking to do a feature about Jackson's younger years. http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/
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10-30-2010, 01:41 PM	#3
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,153	Thriller Movie is Not a Certainty Source: EW October 30, 2010 Earlier this week, news spread like a wildfire that Kenny Ortega (This Is It) was going to direct a feature film version of Michael Jackson's Thriller. But Ortega is saying the announcement broke prematurely. "It got put out there before I've even really had a chance to think about it too much," he tells Entertainment Weekly. "It is still in very, very early stages of development. The Michael Jackson estate would have to sign off on it. I have been a part of some early creative meetings and if all goes well, I think it could happen in the next couple of years." http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news...s.php?id=17037