Cineverse Lands 'The Night Driver' North American Rights — SkimNews
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- Cineverse acquired North American rights to "The Night Driver" from VMI International after the film premiered at Screamfest, beating out rival bidders
- Josh Lucas, Alyssa Milano, and David Arquette lead the cast; Lucas plays a pharmaceutical salesman stalked across the country by a psychotic killer who frames him for murders
- Jeremy Weiss directs in his feature debut, with producing team Andre Relis, Jib Polhemus, and Jessica Russo behind the film
- Sean S. Cunningham, creator of the Friday the 13th franchise, serves as executive producer alongside Matthew Helderman, Grady Craig and several others
- Financing came from Bondit Media Capital, and John Cork's screenplay was also published as a graphic novel under the same name
- Additional cast includes Charlotte Kirk, Elieen Deetz, Danielle Vasinova, and Gina La Piana; Cineverse cited the Terrifier franchise's success when pitching its genre credentials
Why it matters: The acquisition extends Cineverse's horror track record after the Terrifier franchise into a new filmmaker's debut, with the Friday the 13th architect attached as executive producer — a pairing that signals the distributor's pitch to indie horror exhibitors and genre audiences ahead of release.
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