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Gunnar Vikene's War Sailor tells the forgotten story of the 30,000 Norwegian civilian sailors who were conscripted at the beginning of World War II to serve on convoys keeping Allied supply chains open. Conditions were treacherous with a high risk of being torpedoed by German U-boats or attacked from…

Studiocanal has inked a deal with classic UK horror brand Hammer Films for the former to license global distribution and marketing rights to films from the Hammer catalogue of more than 200 titles, including the right to market the Hammer brand name and trademarks in relation to films in the agreement. Studiocanal…

Michael and Peter Spierig have in their crosshairs the Hammer Films' supernatural thriller Winchester, about an heir to that firearms family fortune who believes she has been cursed by the victims and the lethal legacy of the "gun that won the West." The Spierig siblings will rewrite to direct the film, which will be…

Legendary horror production house Hammer is teaming with an actual haunted house for its latest development project. Hammer has optioned the rights to the story of the San Jose, California-based Winchester Mystery House which is considered the world's most haunted. The studio is developing and producing a feature with…

Enjoying a resurgence with The Woman In Black, venerable British horror studio Hammer has chosen the Cinema And Television History (CATH) Research Centre at the UK’s Leicester De Montfort University to house its script archive. The CATH center will catalogue and curate a collection that includes screenplays from most…

Legendary horror studio Hammer has announced a global restoration project for its library of films. In partnership with Studiocanal, Pinewood and other international players, more than 30 films will be revamped in HD for Blu-ray and other new media supports. Hammer's original U.S. production partners, 20th Century…

Hammer Films will produce and finance Wake, a story that the studio says involves a “modern day Jekyll and Hyde who knows no bounds.” It’s in the hands of Swedish director Mikael Hafstrom, who’s also responsible for The Rite and 1408. The screenplay is from Christopher Borrelli, who’s also writing The Vatican Tapes…

The reinvigoration of the legendary British film brand Hammer now includes Jeanette Winterson, the award-winning British author. She’s writing an original novella for the new Hammer imprint to be published summer 2011.  Arrow Books (Random House) plans to publish 6 Hammer novels a year beginning spring 2011. However…