Dark Castle Gets Attached To Splice Warners distribution for Toronto-shot feature... February 17th 2010 09:33am | Posted by: Michael Stevens, HNR Senior Editor The Toronto-lensed horror feature Splice, directed by Vincenzo Natali, picked up a distribution deal with Joel "Lethal Weapon" Silver and his Warners-based Dark Castle label, following the North American debut of the France-Canadian co-production @ the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Filmed @ Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village, Cinespace Film Studios and York University, Splice follows 'Elsa' and 'Clive', two young scientists, who defy legal and ethical boundaries, by splicing together human and animal DNA to create a hybrid organism. Named 'Dren', the creature develops from a deformed female into a beautiful winged chimera, forging a bond with both creators. Splice will be released theatrically this summer on 3,000 screens with additonal marketing support, budgeted between $25-40 million. Dark Castle is optimistic that the genetic mutation thriller will be the next box-office busting Paranormal Activity. Source: TorontoFilm.Net In: Ontario & Quebec News |Visit the HNR Forums

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