Hollywood producers Gil Adler and Shane McCarthy have optioned Studio 407‘s sci-fi horror property Night and Fog.
Night and Fog is “tied to an unsolved mystery from World War 2, and tells the story of a Frankenstein-like infectious mist unleashed on a military base that transforms its victims into preternatural creatures of the night. But when the survivors try to kill them, they adapt and change into something even more horrific and unstoppable. Caught in between is a security officer on the base, who must escape this gauntlet of horror to save his children before the creatures kill them or the fog infects them.”
Adler said “This material is definitely in my strike zone in more ways than one. And having produced the Tales from the Crypt series and some Dark Castle horror films, I can say horror’s a genre I know intrinsically. But what really appealed to me wasn’t so much the genre trappings, but rather the characters that really drive this story. When I read this I knew I had to take it off the market. It’s a great high-concept that blends the gothic horror of the Hammer films with the sci-fi horror of Aliens and The Thing.”
Studio 407 Managing Director (and Night and Fog writer) Alex Leung said “We’re also honored to be working with an experienced guy like Gil, who knows how to play up iconic figures and can tie them into a horror setting. He’s the perfect person to bring Night and Fog to life.”
Adler has produced the forthcoming Dead of Night, Superman Returns (2006), Constantine (2005), and House on Haunted Hill (1999), and produced, written, and directed 66 episodes of Tales from the Crypt (1991-96) and six episodes of Freddy’s Nightmares (1988-90).
Leung will serve as a producer on the film. His previous film credits include associate producing Jackie Chan’s Around the World in 80 Days and executive producing the horror film Hunter.
Studio 407 “brings together the imagination and creative talents of writers and artists from North America and Asia to generate a flow of distinct and kinetic East-meets-West entertainment. A writer driven studio that blends innovation with tradition, Studio 407 is dedicated to publishing the highest quality in comics and manga across a wide variety of genres.”