Jul 12, 2011 by Brian Gallagher

Livid Lands at the Weinstein Companay

The Weinstein Company has acquired the French thriller Livid
The Weinstein Company has acquired the French thriller Livid
Dimension Films has acquired French language horror film Livid directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo from SND (Groupe M6). The film stars Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Chloé Coulloud and Félix Moati and marks the second collaboration with Dimension Films and duo Maury and Bustillo, who previously directed Inside. The announcement was made today by Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company (TWC).

Livid is a horror fairytale set during Halloween night when three youths decide to burglarize an old lady's desolate house, but what awaits them is no ordinary house...

"We are thrilled to be back in business with Julien Maury and Alex and couldn't be more excited to help bring their frightening vision to fans everywhere," said Bob Weinstein.

"It's a pleasure to collaborate with such a great partner on the Livid adventure. Dimension is the perfect fit.", declared Lionel Uzan, Director of Acquisitions and Sales of SND.

Livid is produced by Vérane Frédiani and Franck Ribière (La Fabrique 2) and coproduced by SND, Plug FX and La Ferme.

The deal was negotiated for Dimension Films by COO David Glasser, Michal Steinberg, Senior Vice President Business Affairs and Acquisitions and Dan Guando, Vice President of Acquisitions; for filmmakers by SND Lionel Uzan, Director of Acquisitions and Sales, Marie-Anne Hurier, Head of Legal and Charlotte Boucon, Sales Manager.

Livid was released in 2011 and stars Béatrice Dalle, Jérémy Kapone, Catherine Jacob, Félix Moati, Chloé Coulloud, Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Loïc Berthezene, Chloé Marcq. The film is directed by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury.


Sources: The Weinstein Company

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Comments (7)

  1. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    I'm very interested in this one.

    11 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  2. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    Let's see if they can release a quality horror film

    11 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  3. skywise

    This one looks creepy as all hell.

    11 months agoby @skywiseFlag

  4. skywise

    I LOVE F*CKING HORROR MOVIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

    11 months agoby @skywiseFlag

  5. Salem6777

    I AM SICK OF F*CKING HORROR MOVIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    11 months agoby @Salem6777Flag

  6. hawkeye234

    The French have been making incredible horror movies lately. Looking forward to this one!

    11 months agoby @hawkeye234Flag

  7. thedude-abides

    TWC is my favorite. Most every thing they put out is quality.

    11 months agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

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