Hivemind today announced that it is joining forces with James Wan (the upcoming MALIGNANT, AQUAMAN, THE CONJURING Universe) and his Atomic Monster production company for GIDEON FALLS – Hivemind's upcoming television adaptation of the best-selling Image Comics series from acclaimed creators Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino.

Fresh off of GIDEON FALLS' high-profile win for "Best New Series" at the 2019 Eisner Awards, Wan will executive produce the hour-long horror drama alongside Atomic Monster's Michael Clear, Hivemind's Jason Brown, Sean Daniel, Kathy Lingg and Dinesh Shamdasani, and original series creators Lemire and Sorrentino. Rob Hackett will oversee for Atomic Monster.

“We are very excited about James Wan and Atomic Monster joining the GIDEON FALLS team,” said series co-creators Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino. “James’ creative vision will be a wonderful fit for the world of GIDEON FALLS and to help adapt the series to television in a truly unique and exciting way.”

An atmospheric thriller colliding rural mystery and urban horror, the series follows an ensemble cast of seemingly random strangers — a washed-up Catholic priest, an uncompromising female sheriff, and a young recluse obsessed with unraveling a conspiracy buried in his city’s trash — as they become drawn into a mystery connected to a long-forgotten local legend.

"To have a filmmaker of James Wan's caliber, talent, and vision contributing to the atmospheric and terrifying world that Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino have created with GIDEON FALLS is nothing short of incredible," said Hivemind co-founders Kathy Lingg, Dinesh Shamdasani, and Jason Brown. "This is a high-powered and formidable combination for one of the most acclaimed comic series of the decade, and James and his colleagues at Atomic Monster – Michael Clear and Rob Hackett – are the perfect partners to help bring our adaptation to life. Fans of GIDEON FALLS, rest assured: We have some incredible surprises yet in store."

Acquired by Hivemind following an intense, multi-party bidding war, GIDEON FALLS marks a major new addition to the company's quickly expanding roster of film and television projects, which currently includes Netflix's hotly anticipated adaptation of THE WITCHER fantasy franchise starring Henry Cavill and Amazon's acclaimed science-fiction series THE EXPANSE, which was recently renewed for a fifth season in advance of the fourth's debut. The company is also currently producing the upcoming feature film BLOODSHOT, starring Vin Diesel and based on the best-selling Valiant comic book series, for Sony Pictures.

In recent months, Hivemind has also announced multiple forthcoming projects in the genre space, including WEIRD FANTASY, a new television series based on the subversive and internationally renowned science-fiction stories of EC Comics; a biographical feature film chronicling the life of comic book publisher, MAD MAGAZINE co-founder and counterculture icon William M. Gaines; and the first live-action adaptation of FINAL FANTASY, based the multibillion-dollar video game franchise, in partnership with Square Enix and Sony Pictures Television.

GIDEON FALLS will notably mark the first collaboration between Hivemind and Atomic Monster.

Wan is represented by Paradigm, Stacey Testro International, and attorney David Fox.

ABOUT HIVEMIND 
Established in 2018, Hivemind is dedicated to partnering with high-level creative talent and globally recognized intellectual properties from the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books, video games, anime, and more. The company's current projects include the acclaimed science-fiction series THE EXPANSE for Amazon and the highly anticipated television adaptation of THE WITCHER for Netflix, as well as the recently released SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK feature film, based on the best-selling book series, from producer/co-writer Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal. Hivemind recently signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios for event television, and its leadership team includes former Universal Pictures president Sean Daniel, his producing partner Jason Brown, Bad Robot veteran Kathy Lingg, and former Valiant Entertainment CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani.

ABOUT ATOMIC MONSTER
James Wan’s production company, Atomic Monster, launched its successful slate with ANNABELLE (2015) and followed with LIGHTS OUT (2016), ANNABELLE: CREATION (2017), THE NUN (2018), THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA (2019) and ANNABELLE COMES HOME (2019).  All were New Line Cinema productions released by Warner Bros.

Upcoming for Atomic Monster is THE CONJURING 3 for New Line (in post-production), THERE’S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE for Netflix (in production), MORTAL KOMBAT for New Line (in production) and MALIGNANT for Starlight Media and Midas Innovation (currently in production with Wan as Director).

Atomic Monster’s television slate kicked off with MACGYVER, a re-imagining of the classic television series, which premiered on CBS in the Fall of 2016.  The 4^thseason of the series begins airing this month.  The company’s 2^nd series was SWAMP THING (2019) for Warner Bros. Television.  The program streamed on DC Universe. 

ABOUT JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO
New York Times best-selling and award-winning author Jeff Lemire is the creator of such iconic graphic novels as ESSEX COUNTY, SWEET TOOTH, UNDERWATER WELDER, and ROUGHNECK, as well as the co-creator of DESCENDER with Dustin Nguyen, BLACK HAMMER with Dean Ormston and PLUTONA with Emi Lenox. Having won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award – recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal – Lemire has been nominated for eight Eisner awards, seven Harvey awards, and eight Shuster awards.

Best-selling, award-winning and acclaimed Italian artist Andrea Sorrentino was named IGN's "Best Comic Artist" of 2012 and, in the years since, has contributed to some of Marvel and DC Comics' greatest properties, including X-MEN, WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN, SECRET EMPIRE, and GREEN ARROW. In addition to their ongoing work on GIDEON FALLS, Lemire and Sorrentino will next collaborate on JOKER: KILLER SMILE for DC Comics' Black Label imprint.

Lemire and Sorrentino are represented by Angela Cheng Caplan of Cheng Caplan Company, Inc. and represented legally by Allison Binder of Stone, Meyer, Genow, Smelkinson & Binder.

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True to form, the biggest and most exciting debuts of Comic Con came on Saturday, this year from Warner Bros. and the DCEU. Three films were in attendance, Aquaman, Shazam, and Wonder Woman, the last of which had only been filming for two weeks and thus didn't have a trailer to premiere. But as Aquaman is set to be released first out of the three, and Jason Momoa's Arthur Curry has already debuted in prior DCEU films, it's no surprise that Jason Momoa was the biggest rockstar of the entire convention.

The new Aquaman trailer offers a deeper glimpse into Arthur Curry's origins, from his mixed-race, mixed-species (human/Atlantean) parentage, to the manifestation of his powers, and the conflict that will facilitate our hero's journey. Perhaps even more impressive are the stunning visual design and special effects which are highlighted. There's just enough to showcase how stunning the world-building is, but not so much that we feel spoiled on all the intricacies and nuances of who these characters are and how they will develop throughout this story.

Watch the "Aquaman" trailer here:

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 “A scary classic! James Wan is the new master of horror.” – Shawn Edwards, Fox TV

“A mind-blowing horror movie sequel!” – Joe Paur, GeekTyrant

The  Hit Sequel From Director James Wan & Writer Leigh Whannell

INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2

Available Dec. 24 on Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack, DVD & Digital*

Combo Pack Features More Than One Hour of Bonus Materials,

Including the Three-Part  Webisode “Insidious: Spectral Sightings,”

Plus Five Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (Nov. 4, 2013) – The famed horror team of director James Wan (Saw, The Conjuring) and writer Leigh Whannell (Saw, Saw III) reunite with the original cast in the highly-anticipated, spine-tingling follow-up, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, debuting Dec. 24 on Blu-ray^™Combo Pack and DVD*  from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Fans can delve deeper into “The Further” with more than an hour of bonus materials exclusive to the Blu-ray Combo Pack, including a three-part webisode called “Insidious: Spectral Sightings,” which gives an inside look at the business operations of Specs and Tucker from their early days as paranormal investigators through their investigation with Elise. Cast and crew highlights are also included in the three additional behind-the-scenes featurettes available exclusively on the Blu-ray Combo Pack, including a discussion about making INSIDIUOS 2 and what it was like to film on a haunted location. Fans can unlock secrets from this suspense thriller through two additional featurettes available on both the Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD.  “Peripheral Vision: Behind the Scenes” takes fans onto the set of the film to see how it was created, and “Ghostly Transformation” follows the make-up effects used to create the ghosts in The Further.

*Includes Digital HD UltraViolet^™

Synopsis:  
How deep into the darkness will you go to discover the truth?  The terrifying sequel to Insidious, follows the haunted Lambert family as they seek to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. They must rely on familiar allies to exile the demons that follow them and unearth the secret before the evil continues its deadly rampage. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey reprise their roles in the film directed by James Wan (Insidious, The Conjuring).

Directed by James Wan from a story by James Wan and Leigh Whannell and a screenplay by Leigh Whannell, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 was produced by Jason Blum and Oren Peli.  The executive producers are Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Charles Layton, and Steven Schneider.

Bonus Features Exclusive to the Blu-ray Include:

§  Three featurettes:

o   “Haunted Hospital: On Location” -- Cast & crew discuss what it’s like to film at a haunted location

o   “Leigh Whannell’s Insidious Journal” – A look at making the film through the perspective of writer/actor Leigh Whannell

o   “Work in Progress: On Set Q&A” -- Barbara Hershey, Patrick Wilson, Jason Blum, James Wan & Leigh Whannell discuss their experiences filming

§  Insidious: Spectral Sightings 3-Part Webisodes -- Specs & Tucker find an unexpected ally in their early days as paranormal investigators

Bonus Features Included on the Blu-ray and DVD:

§  Two featurettes:

o   “Peripheral Vision: Behind the Scenes” -- Go on the set & see how the second installment was created

o   “Ghostly Transformation” – Discover how actors were transformed into ghosts in The Further through make-up effects

INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 has a running time of approximately 106 minutes and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of terror and violence, and thematic elements.

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