Prolific genre producer Steven Schneider of Room 101, Inc. and Spooky Pictures, is teaming with Malkier Studios on a slate of horror films. Schneider’s credits include “Paranormal Activity,” “Blair Witch,” and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old.” Producing alongside Schneider will be D.C. Cassidy, Michael Fisk and Julia Wang Zhu under the newly formed Malkier Studios production company that will focus on creating IP driven horror, animation and thriller content. First up under the collaboration is "Janus," written by Nate Atkins ("Blood-Red...
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Lee’s prolific output continues unabated, with recent efforts for his Vertigo Entertainment banner including 2021 pandemic-breaker “Godzilla vs. Kong,” Amazon horror series “Them,” a Paramount+ miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand,” plus upcoming horror-thrillers “Cobweb” and “Don’t Worry Darling.” Lee has produced multiple movie franchises, from scare fests (“The Ring,” “The Grudge”) to animated fantasies (“How to Train Your Dragon,” “The Lego Movie”). But his biggest successes remain Warner Bros.’ two film adaptations of King’s “It” in 2017 and 2019, which collectively earned more than $1.47 billion globally. In 2020, he teamed with Steven Schneider to form genre label Spooky Pictures, which makes its debut with Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher” amid a multi-picture slate deal with Image Nation Abu Dhabi.