NOTED DIRECTORS JOHN LANDIS, DARREN BOUSMAN, RONNY YU SIGNED TO DIRECT
'FEAR ITSELF,' NBC'S UPCOMING NEW SUSPENSE AND HORROR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
FROM LIONSGATE AND INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT
Additional Marquee Directors Signed Include Brad Anderson, Breck
Eisner, Mary Harron, Stuart Gordon and Ernest Dickerson
Brandon Routh, Shiri Appleby, Elisabeth Moss, Cynthia Watros, Eric
Roberts and John Billingsley Are Cast in Episodes Along with Russell
Hornsby, Pablo Schreiber, Stephen Lee, Stephen R. Hart, Jack
Noseworthy and Larry Gilliard Jr.
Among Writers Set Are Joe Gangemi, Steve Niles, Dan Knauf, Lem Dobbs,
Matt Venne, Richard Chizmar & Johnathan Schaech, Victor Salva, Mick
Garris, Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan, Kelly Kennemer and Max Landis
BURBANK - March 3, 2008 - A host of provocative directors, actors and
writers - including award-winning directors John Landis ("An American
Werewolf in London"), Darren Bousman ("Saw II, III and IV"), Ronny Yu
("Freddy vs. Jason," "Bride of Chucky"), Brad Anderson ("The
Machinist"), Breck Eisner (upcoming Universal Pictures film "Creature
from the Black Lagoon"), Mary Harron ("American Psycho"), Stuart
Gordon ("Re-Animator") and Ernest Dickerson (NBC's "Heroes") - have
been signed for NBC's "Fear Itself," a new 13-episode suspense and
horror anthology series from Lionsgate in association with Industry
Entertainment.
Brandon Routh ("Superman Returns"), Shiri Appleby ("Charlie Wilson's
War"), Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men"), Cynthia Watros ("Lost"), Eric
Roberts (NBC's "Heroes"), John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise"),
Russell Hornsby ("Lincoln Heights"), Pablo Schreiber ("The Wire"),
Stephen Lee ("Boston Legal"), Stephen R. Hart ("Shoot 'Em Up"), Jack
Noseworthy ("Judging Amy") and Larry Gilliard Jr. ("The Wire") are
among the sought-after actors who will be portraying various
characters in three episodes of the series.
Among the writers set are Joe Gangemi ("Wind Chill," the novel
"Inamorata"), Steve Niles ("30 Days of Night"), Dan Knauf
("Carnivale," "Supernatural"), Lem Dobbs ("The Score"), Matt Venne
("White Noise 2: The Light"), Richard Chizmar & Johnathan Schaech
("Masters of Horror," "From a Buick 8"), Victor Salva ("Jeepers
Creepers"), Mick Garris ("Riding the Bullet," "Amazing Stories"), Drew
McWeeny & Scott Swan ("Masters of Horror"), Kelly Kennemer ("The Music
Within") and Max Landis ("Masters of Horror").
The announcement was made today by Teri Weinberg, Executive Vice
President, NBC Entertainment. "We've teamed up with some of the most
illustrious writers, actors and directors to create a distinctive,
scare-filled series that will push the boundaries of this classic
genre," said Weinberg. "'Fear Itself' will deliver memorable and
horrifying moments that will keep fans on the edge of their seats,
begging for more on this fun-filled ride of terror."
"We and our partners at Industry Entertainment couldn't be happier
about NBC's enthusiastic support of 'Fear Itself' and the caliber of
artists who have been drawn to the project," said Kevin Beggs,
Lionsgate's President of Television Programming and Production. "Our
goal is to offer audiences a fantastic thrill every week and we've
certainly got the all-star team to do it."
"Eater," is directed by Stuart Gordon ("Re-Animator," "Masters of
Horror") and written by Cemetery Dance Magazine publisher and editor
Richard Chizmar ("From a Buick 8") & actor Johnathon Schaech ("Masters
of Horror," "That Thing You Do!"). A rookie cop (Moss) must spend her
first night in the precinct watching over a serial killer, coined "The
Eater" (Stephen R. Hart, "Shoot 'Em Up"). When her fellow cops start
acting bizarre, she quickly learns that no one is who they seem.
Russell Hornsby ("Lincoln Heights"), Pablo Schreiber ("The Wire") and
Stephen Lee ("Boston Legal") also star.
"Spooked," is directed by Brad Anderson ("The Machinist") and written
by Matt Venne ("White Noise 2: The Light"). While on a stake out in a
haunted house, a private eye (Roberts) is made to confront the demons
of his past. Jack Noseworthy ("Judging Amy"), Cynthia Watros ("Lost")
and Larry Gilliard Jr. ("The Wire") also star.
"Community" is directed by Mary Harron ("American Psycho," "The
Notorious Betty Page," "Big Love") and written by Kelly Kennemer ("The
Music Within"). When a young married couple, played by Routh and
Appleby, find the perfect house in the perfect neighborhood, their
lives seem...well...perfect. But as the dark underbelly of their
neighborhood creeps to the surface, they soon realize that their
neighbors will go to any extreme -- even murder -- to make sure that
they comply with their twisted sense of conformity. John Billingsley
(Star Trek: Enterprise") also stars.
"Red Snow" has a screenplay written by Mick Garris ("Riding the
Bullet," "Amazing Stories"), from a story by Del Howison ("Dark
Delicacies"). Breck Eisner ("Creature from the Black Lagoon") will
direct. When four criminals find themselves stranded in an old,
snow-covered fort, they slowly discover both the fort and the
seductive trio of sirens who reside there are filled with deadly
secrets.
"Chance" is written by Lem Dobbs ("The Score"), with a director to be
announced later. In the vein of such classic doppelganger stories as
"Jekyll & Hyde" and Poe's "William Wilson," the episode explores a
dreadful, classic battle that ensues when a man is confronted by his
evil self.
"New Year's Day" will be directed by Darren Bousman ("Saw II, III and
IV"), and is written by Steve Niles ("30 Days of Night") from a story
by Paul Kane. A young woman wakes up in a post-apocalyptic world
overrun by horrifying zombies.
"Family Man" will be directed by Ronny Yu ("Freddy vs. Jason," "Bride
of Chucky") and is written by Dan Knauf ("Carnivale," "Supernatural").
This action-charged, psychological thriller focuses on a likeable
family man who switches bodies with a serial killer after a near-death
experience. Now, he must fight from behind bars to keep the murderer
from adding his family to the long list of victims.
"Skin & Bones" is written by Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan ("Masters of
Horror") with a director to be announced later. When a cattle herder
returns home to his family after being lost in the woods for days, he
just doesn't seem the same. Soon, a terrible mortal struggle ensues
against the terrifying monster possessing him.
"Something With Bite" is a reinvention of the classic werewolf story
from writer Max Landis ("Masters of Horror"), the son of John Landis.
Ernest Dickerson (NBC's "Heroes") will direct.
In "Nightmare in Lace," John Landis ("An American Werewolf in London")
will direct an episode written by Victor Salva ("Jeepers Creepers").
On her wedding day, a beautiful bride receives a mysterious note that
reads: "The person you are marrying is a serial killer."
The series is produced by Lionsgate in association with IE Indy TV,
Industry Entertainment's newly formed independent television label,
and was created by Mick Garris. The Emmy-winning team of Keith Addis
and Andrew Deane ("Masters of Horror") are the executive producers.
Peter Block is co-executive producer; Grant Rosenberg is supervising
producer; and Adam Goldworm, Ben Browning and Jonathan Hackett are
producers.
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