SAW VI DIRECTOR HIRED FOR PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SEQUEL
Horror director OREN PELI has bowed out of directing the follow-up to his= hit cult film PARANORMAL ACTIVITY - SAW VI director KEVIN GREUTERT has s= tepped in to helm the sequel.
Peli shot the film in his bedroom and created all the special effects u= sing his home computer after a series of eerie sleepless nights at his ho= use in southern California inspired the project.
It quickly become a box office sensation, returning a staggering $100 m= illion (GBP62.5 million) on his budget of just $15,000 (GBP10,000).
Peli is handing over the project to Greutert while taking the role of p= roducer with partner Jason Blum, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Par= amount has also hired House and Law & Order: SVU writer Michael R. Perry = to script the sequel.
But Peli insists Greutert is the perfect choice to take his place behin= d the camera. He says, "These guys get it, and the fans won=E2=80=99t be = disappointed." The as yet untitled follow-up is set for release on 22 October (10). (J=
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