BACKANDR VREDAL AND GUILLERMO DEL TORO GATHER BRAVE SOULS TO FACE RAVENOUS MALEVOLENT FORCES IN SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARKLOS ANGELES August 27, 2018 CBS Films and eOne announced today that Michael Garza (Wayward Pines, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1), Austin Abrams (Brad's Status, The Americans), Gabriel Rush (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight, Kidding), and Natalie Ganzhorn (Make it Pop, Wet Bum) have joined the cast of SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK. The film is set to be directed by Andr vredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Trollhunter). Kevin Hageman and Dan Hageman (LEGO Movie, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) co-wrote the screenplay with Academy Award -winner Guillermo del Toro and Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan from the bestselling trilogy of books by Alvin Schwartz. The film is being produced by Guillermo del Toro as well as Sean Daniel and Jason Brown of Hivemind along with Academy Award-winner J. Miles Dale and Elizabeth Grave.
Inspired by one of the most terrifying book series of all time, SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK follows a group of teens who must solve the mystery surrounding a wave of spectacularly horrific deaths in their small town. The five join the previously announced Zoe Colletti in the ensemble at the heart of the film.
We spent months searching for and assembling the perfect group of actors to help us realize the most terrifying adaptation that we could conceive, commented Andr vredal. Guillermo del Toro agreed, adding, I am honored to support Andre's vision and, with our partners, to bring the incredible world of SCARY STORIES to the screen.
Michael Garza is represented by Matt Fletcher at KMR Talent and Derek Kroeger at Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger Light LLP. Austin Abrams is represented by WME Entertainment, Derek Kroeger at Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger Light LLP and is managed by Industry Entertainment. Gabriel Rush is represented by Paradigm, Jon Shea at Frontier Booking International, Strong Management and Ryan Goodell at Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman. Austin Zajur is represented by CESD and is managed by Bercy Talent Management. Natalie Ganzhorn is represented by Daniel Abrams at Oscars, Abrams, Zimel + Associates.
Production on SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK will begin later this month. Mark Ross and Alex Ginno are overseeing the project for CBS Films which will distribute the film in the US as part of their ongoing partnership with Lionsgate. Sean Daniel and Jason Brown are producing via their Hivemind banner.
About CBS Films
CBS Films is a division of CBS Corporation. The division develops, finances, acquires, produces and releases theatrical feature films spanning all genres. For more information, log on to www.cbsfilms.com.
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Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specializes in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.
Entertainment One's robust network includes newly-launched MAKEREADY with Brad Weston; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production company Renegade 83; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location.
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BACKANDR VREDAL AND GUILLERMO DEL TORO GATHER BRAVE SOULS TO FACE RAVENOUS MALEVOLENT FORCES IN SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARKLOS ANGELES August 27, 2018 CBS Films and eOne announced today that Michael Garza (Wayward Pines, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1), Austin Abrams (Brad's Status, The Americans), Gabriel Rush (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight, Kidding), and Natalie Ganzhorn (Make it Pop, Wet Bum) have joined the cast of SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK. The film is set to be directed by Andr vredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Trollhunter). Kevin Hageman and Dan Hageman (LEGO Movie, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) co-wrote the screenplay with Academy Award -winner Guillermo del Toro and Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan from the bestselling trilogy of books by Alvin Schwartz. The film is being produced by Guillermo del Toro as well as Sean Daniel and Jason Brown of Hivemind along with Academy Award-winner J. Miles Dale and Elizabeth Grave. 
