• 'Hitman' And 'The Divide' Helmer Xavier Gens To Direct 'House Of Horror'

    By Russ Fischer November 23rd, 2011

    French director Xavier Gens first made a name for himself in the horror community with Frontier(s), which premiered as part of the Toronto fest's Midnight Madness program. He diverted into semi-mainstream fare with the very ill-fated adaptation of Hitman, then went back to more hardcore genre fare with The Divide, which hits theaters on January…

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  • 'Saw' Creator/Director James Wan Gets An Eight-Picture Producing Deal With Icon

    By Russ Fischer February 11th, 2011

    There's a lot happening in Berlin, where the European Film Market is officially in full swing. And it's a good market for James Wan, who co-created Saw and directed the first film in that series, in addition to directing Dead Silence, Death Sentence (pictured above) and Insidious. (Soon to play the midnight program at SXSW.)…

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