Lions Gate unlocks ALONE IN THE DARK

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Friday, November 05, 2004
Source: Lions Gate Films

Lions Gate Films has purchased the rights to distribute ALONE IN THE DARK to North American theaters. Directed by HOUSE OF THE DEAD helmer Uwe Boll, and starring Christian Slater, Tara Reid and Stephen Dorff, the movie studio has now slotted a January 28, 2005 release date for the video game film adaptation.

"ALONE IN THE DARK is a perfect addition to our slate of horror/sci-fi genre films on the pulse of popular culture," commented Tom Ortenberg, the President of Lions Gate Films Releasing. "Uwe Boll has taken a game with a voracious following and turned it into a film which completely stands on its own."

"I'm really happy that Lions Gate is releasing ALONE IN THE DARK," added director Uwe Boll. "The game has millions of fans worldwide and our movie turns out as very intelligent supernatural thriller with great actors and creatures."

Based on the series of SEGA video games, Slater plays paranormal investigator Edward Carnby who is called upon to examine the death of a close friend of his. Carnby discovers clues that lead him to a place called Shadow Island, and the discovery that a secret cult of demon worshippers called the Abskani are hatching a plan to throw a blanket of darkness across the globe.


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