HAMMER HORROR TO MAKE A COMEBACK
Legendary horror house Hammer Film Productions is making a dramatic return after being bought by a Dutch company for $50 million (£25 million).
The studio, famous for its Dracula and Frankenstein film series, has been snapped up by a consortium led by Big Brother mogul John de Mol.
The new owners hope to turn Hammer into an "international brand for the 21st century". The first release will be a TV series based on Hammer’s back catalogue.
Simon Oakes, de Mol’s partner in the project, says, "There’s a tremendous opportunity to re-imagine the classic films with new productions, "The Hammer DNA is very broad - it’s not just ‘gorenography’. Horror was also about fear and psychological drama."
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