StudioCanal Sells Rights To Classic Revenge Thriller FEAR IS THE KEY
With StudioCanal on hand at Cannes this past week, Deadline reports on one of their latest prospects – a revenge thriller that incidentally comes with a bit of a legacy attached. Enter producer Cassian Elwes whose stepfather served as executive producer of Michael Tuchner’s 1972 film, Fear Is The Key. More of a hit in Europe and now considered a classic as of late, the film is now the subject of a remake this past week according to Deadline who reports Elwes and producer Andre Gaines have acquired the rights to the film from its international sales agents at the Cannes market. Terrell Garrett is writing the script for the film, originiated in Alistair McClean’s 1961 novel with a story centered on a deep-sea salvager who kidnaps an oil heiress amid a plot to infiltrate the gang of thieves who murdered his family. “I’ve loved this movie ever since I […]