It’s now been four years since the release of David Yarovesky’s Brightburn, a horror take on Young Superman that was notably produced by James Gunn. The film told the origin story of super-villain Brandon Breyer, and it pulled in over $33 million worldwide on a $6 million production budget. That sounds like just about enough to warrant a sequel, eh?
Deadline reports today, “The H Collective is launching H3 Entertainment, a company it says will look to integrate the Metaverse, Web3 and AI into a slate of films.”
“The company tells us it intends to incorporate new technology into the production process of projects it has in development, including a sequel to horror movie Brightburn (the IP is co-owned by H Collective and fellow producer James Gunn),” the site’s report continues.
Mark Rau, H3 Entertainment CEO, explained: “Incorporating new technologies into our workflow is about enhancing and complementing, not...
Deadline reports today, “The H Collective is launching H3 Entertainment, a company it says will look to integrate the Metaverse, Web3 and AI into a slate of films.”
“The company tells us it intends to incorporate new technology into the production process of projects it has in development, including a sequel to horror movie Brightburn (the IP is co-owned by H Collective and fellow producer James Gunn),” the site’s report continues.
Mark Rau, H3 Entertainment CEO, explained: “Incorporating new technologies into our workflow is about enhancing and complementing, not...
- 9/12/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Brightburn producer The H Collective is launching H3 Entertainment, a company it says will look to integrate the Metaverse, Web3 and AI into a slate of films.
According to its founders, and at a time of industry sensitivity around the use of AI, the model will “respect professionals and fans while promoting responsible technology integration”.
The H-Collective’s projects to date have included 2019 horror movie Brightburn, starring Elizabeth Banks, which it produced with James Gunn and which was picked up by Screen Gems, and The Parts You Lose, starring Aaron Paul and produced by Mark Johnson.
The company tells us it intends to incorporate new technology into the production process of projects it has in development, including a sequel to horror movie Brightburn (the IP is co-owned by H Collective and fellow producer James Gunn), a TV series about the highs and lows of the crypto trend, The Classic...
According to its founders, and at a time of industry sensitivity around the use of AI, the model will “respect professionals and fans while promoting responsible technology integration”.
The H-Collective’s projects to date have included 2019 horror movie Brightburn, starring Elizabeth Banks, which it produced with James Gunn and which was picked up by Screen Gems, and The Parts You Lose, starring Aaron Paul and produced by Mark Johnson.
The company tells us it intends to incorporate new technology into the production process of projects it has in development, including a sequel to horror movie Brightburn (the IP is co-owned by H Collective and fellow producer James Gunn), a TV series about the highs and lows of the crypto trend, The Classic...
- 9/12/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: LA-based Brightburn producer The H Collective Films has formed a pact with Saudi Arabia’s Inqisam Studios to co-invest in and co-produce movies and TV with a focus on the Arabic-speaking market.
The co-pro deal is one of the first to be announced between a Saudi and Hollywood production company. Inqisam is a new division of Riyadh-based investment and production company Nowaar Entertainment.
Upcoming projects for the Hollywood and Ksa pair include the family-adventure movie Prince Of The Seas, which is based on the story and legend of Ahmad Ibn Majid, a famous navigator in Arabian Peninsula history.
The English-language live action project will follow a fearless young explorer on his quest to right an ancient wrong. To do so he must first solve the greatest mystery of his time and vanquish forces of uncanny power. Cast is expected to be a combination of U.S. and Middle Eastern actors.
The co-pro deal is one of the first to be announced between a Saudi and Hollywood production company. Inqisam is a new division of Riyadh-based investment and production company Nowaar Entertainment.
Upcoming projects for the Hollywood and Ksa pair include the family-adventure movie Prince Of The Seas, which is based on the story and legend of Ahmad Ibn Majid, a famous navigator in Arabian Peninsula history.
The English-language live action project will follow a fearless young explorer on his quest to right an ancient wrong. To do so he must first solve the greatest mystery of his time and vanquish forces of uncanny power. Cast is expected to be a combination of U.S. and Middle Eastern actors.
- 1/17/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Brightburn producer The H Collective is to adapt the ancient Chinese book of myths and legends The Classic of Mountains and Seas into a feature, with a view to creating a film and TV universe inspired by the text.
Kent Huang, Chairman of the company, and Mark Rau, European Chief, will supervise the production, which will follow a group of kids who accidentally fall into a parallel world encountering exotic creatures and people. On their journey to find their way back, they will learn the importance of friendship.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, also known as Shan Hai Jing, is largely a fabulous geographical and cultural account of pre-Qin China as well as a collection of Chinese mythology. The book recorded more than 40 countries, 550 mountains and 300 waterways along with the geographic and cultural information of the nearby realms. Some of the creatures from the work appeared in Warner...
Kent Huang, Chairman of the company, and Mark Rau, European Chief, will supervise the production, which will follow a group of kids who accidentally fall into a parallel world encountering exotic creatures and people. On their journey to find their way back, they will learn the importance of friendship.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, also known as Shan Hai Jing, is largely a fabulous geographical and cultural account of pre-Qin China as well as a collection of Chinese mythology. The book recorded more than 40 countries, 550 mountains and 300 waterways along with the geographic and cultural information of the nearby realms. Some of the creatures from the work appeared in Warner...
- 5/18/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Uli Edel will direct “Shadow Song,” the story of the bond between a Chinese music student and his Jewish classmate.
The film is a feature-length version of the 2017 short “A Children’s Song” and boasts a screenplay by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (“Chocolat”). Edel is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker who previously directed “The Baader Meinhof Complex” and “Houdini.”
The feature film will be produced by Sid Ganis and Nancy Hult Ganis at Out of the Blue Entertainment, and The H Collective’s Kent Jianhui Huang and Mark Rau, who was recently named CEO of Thc Germany. Ganis, who is on the board of Thc, produced “A Children’s Song,” which won top awards at more than 20 film festivals worldwide.
“Shadow Song” was inspired by a true story and is set in contemporary times with flashbacks to World War II. It follows two music students who meet while attending a U.
The film is a feature-length version of the 2017 short “A Children’s Song” and boasts a screenplay by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (“Chocolat”). Edel is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker who previously directed “The Baader Meinhof Complex” and “Houdini.”
The feature film will be produced by Sid Ganis and Nancy Hult Ganis at Out of the Blue Entertainment, and The H Collective’s Kent Jianhui Huang and Mark Rau, who was recently named CEO of Thc Germany. Ganis, who is on the board of Thc, produced “A Children’s Song,” which won top awards at more than 20 film festivals worldwide.
“Shadow Song” was inspired by a true story and is set in contemporary times with flashbacks to World War II. It follows two music students who meet while attending a U.
- 12/9/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: U.S. production firm The H Collective (Brightburn) has expanded its offices to Germany with Mark Rau (Look Who’s Back) set as Europe CEO.
The Berlin-based arm will focus on film development and production and coordinate all efforts with the LA-based HQ. The division’s 2021 slate will launch with an Asian lifestyle TV documentary project currently titled Gaming Age to be shot in Hong Kong and LA, with the focus on e-sports and online gaming for the next generation. The project is centred on Asian lifestyle content targeting the under 29 generation.
Rau, who will produce and lean on the The H Collective’s Shanghai and LA offices for local shooting and coordination, is the former VP of Pro Gaming & Directing Manager of gaming producer Esl Europe and the former Directing Manager for the e-sports company Turtle Entertainment. His feature credits as co-producer include German-language hits The Wild Guys...
The Berlin-based arm will focus on film development and production and coordinate all efforts with the LA-based HQ. The division’s 2021 slate will launch with an Asian lifestyle TV documentary project currently titled Gaming Age to be shot in Hong Kong and LA, with the focus on e-sports and online gaming for the next generation. The project is centred on Asian lifestyle content targeting the under 29 generation.
Rau, who will produce and lean on the The H Collective’s Shanghai and LA offices for local shooting and coordination, is the former VP of Pro Gaming & Directing Manager of gaming producer Esl Europe and the former Directing Manager for the e-sports company Turtle Entertainment. His feature credits as co-producer include German-language hits The Wild Guys...
- 11/18/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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