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Sam Raimi Takes Panic Attack Helmer Under His Wing

Source:El Pais
November 29, 2009


The below video, entitled Panic Attack, has made the rounds over the last month. It's an impressive bit of work from Uruguyan director Federico Alvarez who demonstrates a unique view of a city under attack by a robotic menace. Cool stuff, needless to say and worth spreading around the web.

This weekend, buzz about Alvarez has intensified as he has signed a blind contract with Sam Raimi and Ghost House Pictures. Alvarez tells El Pais that during a recent jaunt to Los Angeles he struck a pretty awesome deal in which he will be granted a million to develop a feature-length script (again, featuring giant robot mayhem) that will pave the way to a film in the $30-40 million range.

Apparently he turned down Dreamworks, Fox, Warner and The Weinstein Company.

"We have the same movie in my head," Alvarez told the site. "The beauty of this is total freedom and Raimi have sponsored. They protect you from the studio system for making your movie."



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Posted by: Brijandez on November 29, 2009 at 14:25:47

Great short :S
Does keep you wondering where do the bots come from??

Posted by: Heather on November 29, 2009 at 14:51:43

Everything sounds better with "Lux Aeterna", doesnt it? But seriously, this looks great, can't wait to see the feature film.

Posted by: BoomingEchoes on November 29, 2009 at 17:38:40

Seems like a really really stupid idea to sign with a much smaller company then all the ones he turned down. Raimi must give tons of freedom.. or Alverez is terrified of the process of making a major picture.

Posted by: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor on November 29, 2009 at 18:54:24

Smaller company with a possible distribution deal with a major studio (maybe Universal or Sony), creative freedom...sounds like a win to me.

Posted by: djblack1313 on November 29, 2009 at 19:27:32

yeah, i'm telling you John Murphy's 28 DAYS/WEEKS score makes ANYTHING look that much more amazing!! this does look pretty good and fun though. hey, have John Murphy score it. he's awesome!

Posted by: HTT on November 29, 2009 at 21:52:32

Every cool video I will love to see this on a full film.

Posted by: joe asylo on November 30, 2009 at 00:00:32

the film works.is a mix of transformers and ID4. Now eli roth is already making one, dont know if is gonna be for kid or something else.
The trend of monster robot aint gonna die down.

Posted by: Klever on November 30, 2009 at 17:49:13

Big time director producing an upstart director and giving him a 30-40 million dollar budget. Raimi is trying to catch the same lightning that Peter Jackson did with District 9. I hope it works.

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