Dimension Responds So Quickly It’s “Scary”
NEW YORK (Variety) -- There's a scary battle brewing between Miramax's Dimension Films arm and Sony-based Revolution Studios. Just days after "Scary Movie" scribes Keenen Ivory, Marlon and Shawn Wayans defected to Revolution for two new projects -- including a sci-fi/fantasy parody -- Dimension has fired back with plans for its own sci-fi spoof. David Zucker has come aboard to direct Dimension Films' "Scary Movie 3: Episode I -- Lord of the Brooms." The project, the third installment of the spoof franchise, is expected to go into production in March. "Scary 3" is written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, who co-wrote the original "Scary Movie" but were not involved in the sequel. The third installment spoofs such fantasy and science fiction film franchises as "Harry Potter," "The Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars."
NEW YORK (Variety) -- There's a scary battle brewing between Miramax's Dimension Films arm and Sony-based Revolution Studios. Just days after "Scary Movie" scribes Keenen Ivory, Marlon and Shawn Wayans defected to Revolution for two new projects -- including a sci-fi/fantasy parody -- Dimension has fired back with plans for its own sci-fi spoof. David Zucker has come aboard to direct Dimension Films' "Scary Movie 3: Episode I -- Lord of the Brooms." The project, the third installment of the spoof franchise, is expected to go into production in March. "Scary 3" is written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, who co-wrote the original "Scary Movie" but were not involved in the sequel. The third installment spoofs such fantasy and science fiction film franchises as "Harry Potter," "The Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars."