Artwork from the "30 Days of Night" comic book
© Ben Templesmith
30 Days of Night
By: Karl SchneiderDate: Monday, July 31, 2006
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Production Company: Columbia Pictures, Ghost House Pictures
Distributors: Columbia Pictures, Senator International
Project Phase: Filming
Budget: NA
Who's In It: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Manu Bennett, Craig Hall, Danny Huston, Mark Rendall
Who's Making It: David Slade (Director), Steve Niles (Comic), Stuart Beattie (Screenplay), Brian Nelson (Screenplay), Sam Raimi (Producer), Robert G. Tapert (Producer)
Release Date: October 19, 2007
Premise: Based on a Steve Niles graphic novel, the story is set in a sleepy, secluded Alaska town called Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over thirty consecutive days and nights. From the darkness, across the frozen wasteland, an evil will come that will bring the residents of Barrow to their knees. The only hope for the town is the Sheriff (Hartnett) and Deputy (George), a husband and wife who are torn between their own survival and saving the town they love.
Comments: Filming is now underway!
Updates:
September 11, 2006 - Danny Huston has signed on to the Columbia Pictures film 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, an adaptation of a horror comic book.
July 31, 2006 - Melissa George will star opposite Josh Hartnett in the upcoming film 30 DAYS OF NIGHT for Columbia Pictures. [Hollywood Reporter]
June 16, 2006 - Josh Hartnett will star in the upcoming film 30 DAYS OF NIGHT for Columbia Pictures. [Hollywood Reporter]
September 7, 2005 - Columbia Pictures has hired David Slade to direct 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. [Hollywood Reporter]
May 8, 2004 - Stuart Beattie (COLLATERAL) has been hired to adapt 30 DAYS OF NIGHT into screenplay format.
March 4, 2003 - Senator International, a film distribution company, has agreed to partner with Columbia Pictures on financing and distribuing the eventual 30 DAYS OF NIGHT film. Raimi is still set to produce along with partners Robert Tapert and Senator through their production company, Ghost House Pictures. Senator will handle international distribution while Columbia will release the picture domestically. It's an important piece of the financial puzzle that needed to be resolved before the project could advance further. [Hollywood Reporter]
July 17, 2002 - A day after the announcement Sam Raimi would be directing the big screen version of Steve Niles' vampire tale, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, Niles contacted our own Editor-In-Chief Anthony C. Ferrante about his joy at the developments.
"I couldn't be more thrilled," Niles said, about the prospect of Raimi directing the film version of the comic, which tells the story of an Alaskan town that has a month of night because of the Earth's annual tilt away from the Sun. "I'm excited for the comic, the artist Ben Templesmith, and for IDW Publishing. But I never in a million years would have imagined I'd be working with Sam Raimi. It's an amazing opportunity."
