‘Lights Out 2’ Turned On as New Line Hire ‘Animals’ Scribe (Exclusive)
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The original 2016 horror movie cost under $5 million to produce and scared up over $149 million worldwide.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text New Line has once again brightened up to the idea of a sequel to its 2016 supernatural horror hit Lights Out . The Warner Bros. division has hired up-and-comer Connor Osborne McIntyre to write the screenplay for the sequel, which has been on and off again on the development track over the years. Original producer Lawrence Grey is returning as producer while Eric Heisserer and David F. Sandberg , who respectively wrote and directed the movie, will also produce. Additional producers on the roster include Ben Everard and Lotta Losten. Atomic Monster, the banner run by James Wan, also one of the original movie’s producers, is a producing as well. Related Stories Movies David F. Sandberg to Direct New 'Amityville Horror' Movie for Amazon MGM Studios Movies David F. Sandberg Almost Ditched "IP-Based Movies" After 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods': "It's Just Not Worth It" Lights Out was the directorial debut for Sandberg, who went on to direct Annabelle: Creation and Shazam!, and was based on his original short. The feature told of a ghost entity that lives in the shadow and dark recesses of buildings as it haunts a family. Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman and Alexander DiPersia starred. Plot details or take for Lights Out 2 are being kept in the dark. Lights Out was a massive money maker for New Line, grossing $149 million worldwide on a production budget of less than $5 million. New Line has taken stabs at developing a sequel with Heisserer and Chris Borrelli penning scripts over the years. McIntyre is a scribe on the upswing. He wrote Animals , the upcoming dramatic thriller that Ben Affleck directed and stars in alongside Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, and Kerry Washington. And his original script American Midnight was featured ...
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