It producer Roy Lee and his Vertigo Entertainment banner are partnering with Ryan Silbert's Origin Story and Chris Romero, the widow of horror legend George A. Romero, to produce a feature adaptation of Stephen King's bestselling novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, it was announced Wednesday. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon tells the story of Trisha McFarland, a 9-year-old girl who goes on a hike up the Appalachian Trail with her brother and their recently divorced mother, only to veer off the path and get lost. She winds up stumbling through the woods for …
If I was a studio executive tasked with launching a horror franchise, one of the first people I'd turn to would be Roy Lee, the It producer who was also responsible for Hollywood's J-horror craze, having helped Japanese producer Taka Ichise bring The Ring and The Grudge franchises to American audiences. Well, Orion Pictures is doing just that, as the studio behind the recent Child's Play remake is partnering with Lee's Vertigo Entertainment and Ichise to develop a movie based on the creepy viral sensation known as Momo. Momo is actually a sculpture called "Mother …