“Underworld: Awakening” directors to adapt Swedish horror novel March 27, 2012 - 18:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein, the Swedish directing team behind Underworld: Awakening, are returning to home turf for their next project: an adaptation of the horror novel, Collected Swedish Cults, from author Andres Fager, The Hollywood Reporter said.Marlind will adapt Fager's novel compilation for the screen and co-direct with Stein. Underworld: Awakening, the latest in the horror franchise starring Kate Beckinsale, has grossed some $157 million worldwide. Karl Fredrik Ulfung of Sweden's Svensk Filmindustri will produce. Collected Swedish Cults is expected to hit local theaters in late 2013. Fager's novel, published last year, takes the form of a collection of supernatural horror tales about good vs. evil that together create a larger story. "Collected Swedish Cults has everything I love, but also demand as a film’s must-have ingredients; surprising stories with gripping and engaging characters, its own credible universe and a tone of its own," said Marlind. "Mans and I have astonishingly similar taste and a fascination for morbid stories," added author Anders Fager. "(He) feels like the perfect scriptwriter for Collected Swedish Cults. I’ve had several meetings already with Svensk Filmindustri and Mans, and am told there is a first draft very soon."   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan  The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |
