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Social networking thriller in the works
Published Friday, Feb 13 2009, 03:48 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Dimension Films will make a horror thriller based around a teen social networking website.
The untitled movie is based on an idea from Less Than Perfect actress Sara Rue and her producing partner Robert Green. A tight lid is being kept on the storyline, though it is set at a high school and takes inspiration from Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians.
Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of Dimension's parent firm The Weinstein Company, said: "Online social networking is a widespread phenomenon that interests me greatly. Combining it with a suspense thriller is a new and fresh way to explore this new trend."
T.S. Faull, who has been commissioned to write the script, added: "Social networking is alluring but one always takes a risk when engaging on these sites. Online identities can be deceptive and the script will centre on a social networking situation with truly dangerous consequences."
The untitled movie is based on an idea from Less Than Perfect actress Sara Rue and her producing partner Robert Green. A tight lid is being kept on the storyline, though it is set at a high school and takes inspiration from Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians.
Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of Dimension's parent firm The Weinstein Company, said: "Online social networking is a widespread phenomenon that interests me greatly. Combining it with a suspense thriller is a new and fresh way to explore this new trend."
T.S. Faull, who has been commissioned to write the script, added: "Social networking is alluring but one always takes a risk when engaging on these sites. Online identities can be deceptive and the script will centre on a social networking situation with truly dangerous consequences."
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