Michael Jackson’s Thriller to be made into a film
Micheal Jackson may be gone, but like all legends, his influence lives on. The King of Pop passed away over a year ago, but is still influencing other media. Deadline Hollywood reports that GK Films is negotiating to acquire the rights to Michael Jackson’s hit song, Thriller, and will be making a film based on the song.
The project has been in the works for several weeks now, and has Kenny Ortega, who created Jackson’s This Is It documentary last year, set to direct. Fox 2000, Mandate Pictures, Lionsgate, and Summit Entertainment are putting money down for the rights, and will be giving the film a $50 million budget. Jeremy Garelick (The Hangover) will write the screenplay. Rod Temperton, who wrote the song, is also involved in the project. The plot is being kept secret, but “has to do with the song’s folklore, involving Vincent Price and the town he grew up in.”
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