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Paranormal Activity 2 Is Slowly Creeping Into Existence

Source:  The Hollywood Reporter
Paranormal Activity 2 Is Slowly Creeping Into ExistenceViacom Entertainment CEO Phillippe Dauman said Tuesday that they are moving in on a sequel to this fall's surprise horror hit Paranormal Activity. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Duaman's team is in the trenches trying to figure out the proper way to approach Paranormal Activity 2.

Dauman stated in a Viacom earnings report Tuesday morning that Paranormal Activity was a surprise hit that only comes along very rarely. Yet, the film's success comes from its element of surprise. Which simply won't be there the second time around. Dauman plans to rectify this.

Dauman told analysts, "Our team will come up with the right creative and marketing approach." Oren Peli is unlikely to return as a director, but he is currently rumored to be involved with the producing and writing side of things.


15 Comments


November 3rd, 2009 10:32pm
Hmm...

I have nothing to say about this. I don't care anyways.
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November 3rd, 2009 8:12pm
I didn't see the end, but if Kingbrady is right that the police didn't find her, then that would make a good sequel, years later she got with someone else and the whole thing happens all over again, or she had a sister, or the second one could be a prequel, when they saw that it had happened before to another lady in the 60's (i think). Just a suggestion. But most likely part 2 is gonna be gay, and so is blair witch 3, they just saw that PA was good so now they want to make more money and shit out A blair witch 3.
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November 3rd, 2009 7:24pm
Um yeah no don't make a sequel. Hollywood is just getting worse and worse.
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November 3rd, 2009 6:21pm
Please, don't ruin something good, just leave it how it is.
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November 3rd, 2009 2:41pm
It'll only work with a new setting and people, like kupo said. I like the dog idea and maybe even a child. kids are creepy. But dont go over the top. My gut says let the movie marinate with people first, wait a few years then if audiences want more give them that. But give them what they want, listen to suggestions from people and then approach it carefully. No enourmous budgets and A list actors. Same basic premise just altered. Just my opinion.
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November 3rd, 2009 1:50pm
Just leave it alone. It was a good movie but it doesnt need another one.
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November 3rd, 2009 1:25pm
Good idea kupo.
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November 3rd, 2009 1:22pm
lets put this in perspective....its a movie purely based on paranormal activity that has sustained within one female, killing her boyfriend in the process, the police have no located her since, what the fuck would a sequel do??? unless they make a whole new scenario and have an unrelated sequel to the first with its characters.....now that Hollywood has control over this, it will be $10 million budget and look like shit
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November 3rd, 2009 12:52pm
the smart approach is no approach.
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November 3rd, 2009 12:50pm
IMO, Peli should be Directing and I hope it's not a big, big mistake to make a part 2.
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November 3rd, 2009 12:23pm
Mmmmm idk...if they do this, i hope they dont do a "real movie" like blair witch 2....be smart about
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November 3rd, 2009 11:48am
How about just not approaching it at all? Just a thought.
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November 3rd, 2009 10:46am
you know what they could do, they could do an entirely new setting. New house, new people being haunted. completely unrelated to the original but following the same concept with new ideas.

I say they should include a trained dog for the film. I always found it creepy when a pet in the house would stop and react to something that isn't there. Like growling into a dark hallway or whimpering out of fear.
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November 3rd, 2009 10:43am
This is just a horrible idea. Some movies just don't need a sequel, success or not.
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November 3rd, 2009 10:30am
A smart approach? In Hollywood? BLASPHEMY!!!
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