May 22, 2006
The Hollywood Reporter
By Borys Kit
Gold Circle Films has pre-emptively acquired Adam Sussman's horror spec script "Anvil" and set Daniel Calparsoro to direct the picture.
The story is described as a character-driven horror-thriller that centers on a young woman who stumbles into a remote Kansas town while on a road trip with her friends only to discover the locals are not what they seem and that she harbors a supernatural destiny.
Gold Circle will fully finance and has put the project on the fast track with the hopes of being in production before year's end. Peter Safran brought the script in and will produce along with Gold Circle president Paul Brooks.
"Anvil" is Sussman's second spec to be sold. His first, originally titled "Revolver," is being released as "The Return" this year and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sam Shepard. He also was a writer on ABC's short-lived thriller series "The Night Stalker." Sussman is repped by UTA, Brian Lutz and Colden, McKuin & Frankel.
Calparsoro directed and co-wrote the Spanish-language feature "Ausentes," released internationally last year. He also directed "Guerreros" (Warriors), which was nominated for several Spanish Goya Awards in 2002. He is repped by UTA.
Gold Circle is set to release "Whisper," starring Josh Holloway, and "Because I Said So," starring Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore, this year.
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