In early 2011, The Weinstein Company announced that they were moving forward with a "found footage" Amityville movie. Officially titled The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes, the movie was previously set for a January 2012 release, but the project never started filming. However, a new release date has been set, suggesting that TWC is still looking to move ahead with the project.
The new release date for the movie is January 1st, 2014, but that's all that has been confirmed at this point. Previously, Casey La Scala and Daniel Farrands were on board to write and direct the film, but it isn't known if they are still attached. We'll be sure to post another update when more details are released. Until then, here are details on The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes from the 2011 press release:
"Dimension also announced that it has acquired the rights to a new screenplay for the film by Casey La Scala and Daniel Farrands. Farrands and La Scala are also set to direct the film. Production will commence this summer with a release date scheduled for January 27, 2012. The announcement was made today by Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company (TWC), and Mike Lang, CEO of Miramax.
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR: THE LOST TAPES showcases the events after the time of the original The Amityville Horror book and movie through found footage dating back to 1976. An ambitious female television news intern, on the verge of breaking the most famous haunted house case in the world, leads a team of journalists, clergymen and paranormal researchers into an investigation of the bizarre events that will come to be known as The Amityville Horror … only to unwittingly open a door to the unreal that she may never be able to close.
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR: THE LOST TAPES is being produced by Jason Blum, Casey La Scala and Daniel Farrands. Bob and Harvey Weinstein are Executive Producers. Blum has previous experience with found footage films having produced PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 1 and 2, which have grossed close to $400 million worldwide."
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