It’s fair to say that Frank Marshall has, as a producer, had a pretty good summer, what with overseeing the success of Jurassic World. He’s as busy as ever, and is now developing a horror thriller called Cropsey for DreamWorks.
The studio is locking down a deal to by the pitch from writers Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, who are set to stay aboard and work on the actual script. The concept finds a group of teenagers at a summer camp that is haunted by an urban legend dating back to colonial times. Scares at a summer camp, eh? That never happens in horror.
But though the writers have worked on movies such as The Autopsy Of Jane Doe (currently in post-production) and did a draft on the latest reboot of Friday The 13th, the tone this time is said to be more a blend of comedy and horror, along the lines of Gremlins. No director or cast is attached yet, as it’s still at an early stage.
Marshall has the usual big batch of movies at various stages, including Steven Spielberg’s The BFG, Assassin’s Creed, the new Bourne sequel with Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass back on board and, of course, the next** Jurassic World** outing, due in 2018.