Chris Moore Directing in New Orleans
Almost upset I won't get a chance to be on this:
By Borys Kit and Nicole Sperling
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Producer Chris Moore, who notoriously ripped apart novice filmmakers on the reality TV series "Project Greenlight," is stepping behind the camera to make his directing debut on "Killers," a horror-action movie.
"Killers" revolves around a group of close friends who visit a remote vacation home to celebrate their college graduation. While there, they are put to a horrifying test by a mysterious killer who forces them into a game where they have to kill each other in order to survive.
It will star Agnes Bruckner ("The Woods"), Taryn Manning ("Hustle & Flow") and Patrick Flueger (Sci Fi Channel's "The 4400").
Moore was a producer on such films as "Good Will Hunting" and the "American Pie" series before co-founding LivePlanet with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Sean Bailey. The company was behind the "Greenlight" TV series, which gave filmmakers a chance at Hollywood dreams. Moore gained a reputation for butting heads with his directors on the series.
Moore said he plans to act accordingly.
"I'm trying to behave the way I wish the directors I had my run-ins with would have behaved," Moore said. "I want to be open and will try to listen to others. I get to make a lot of decisions as a director but there are people who are financing this that I still have to listen to."
As to why he chose "Killers" for his debut, he said he "wanted to do something that was pretty contained, and something that I could work with actors on.
"And I really thought the script was clever. All of us wonder who would we be in extreme situations, whether it's a natural disaster or if someone came after your family. Would you be Rambo or disappear in a corner?"
The script was written by Kelly C. Palmer, a Los Angeles-based corporate lawyer.
Principal photography is set to begin November 13 in New Orleans. Lionsgate will distribute domestically.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
By Borys Kit and Nicole Sperling
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Producer Chris Moore, who notoriously ripped apart novice filmmakers on the reality TV series "Project Greenlight," is stepping behind the camera to make his directing debut on "Killers," a horror-action movie.
"Killers" revolves around a group of close friends who visit a remote vacation home to celebrate their college graduation. While there, they are put to a horrifying test by a mysterious killer who forces them into a game where they have to kill each other in order to survive.
It will star Agnes Bruckner ("The Woods"), Taryn Manning ("Hustle & Flow") and Patrick Flueger (Sci Fi Channel's "The 4400").
Moore was a producer on such films as "Good Will Hunting" and the "American Pie" series before co-founding LivePlanet with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Sean Bailey. The company was behind the "Greenlight" TV series, which gave filmmakers a chance at Hollywood dreams. Moore gained a reputation for butting heads with his directors on the series.
Moore said he plans to act accordingly.
"I'm trying to behave the way I wish the directors I had my run-ins with would have behaved," Moore said. "I want to be open and will try to listen to others. I get to make a lot of decisions as a director but there are people who are financing this that I still have to listen to."
As to why he chose "Killers" for his debut, he said he "wanted to do something that was pretty contained, and something that I could work with actors on.
"And I really thought the script was clever. All of us wonder who would we be in extreme situations, whether it's a natural disaster or if someone came after your family. Would you be Rambo or disappear in a corner?"
The script was written by Kelly C. Palmer, a Los Angeles-based corporate lawyer.
Principal photography is set to begin November 13 in New Orleans. Lionsgate will distribute domestically.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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