Some really intriguing news about an upcoming genre project was broken by The Hollywood Reporter yesterday.
It seems that J.J. Abrams (who seems to bleed money whenever he touches a project) is developing something called Seven Minutes in Heaven, a film based on the game high school kids play where two of them go into the closet to make out/do whatever for seven minutes.
Except here, "While plot details are being suppressed, it is known to focus on two teens who go into a closet as part of the titular game and find all their friends dead when they come back out."
Abrams is set to produce, while a long time collaborator of his named Jack Bender, who most recently directed the series finale of Lost, will direct the project. They're currently shopping around for a screen writer.
I'm not sure why exactly, but I find this premise super interesting. I really liked both Cloverfield and the Star Trek reboot, and at points early on in the series, followed Alias and Lost. All of those are Abrams projects and he seems to have a really good understanding of where things are in the industry and of what will captivate audiences .
I also remember playing our own variation of that game in middle school even (shudder) with my friends, and have a strong fondness for teen horror projects when they're done well. So, I am very excited for this project. and will keep all of you loyal readers abreast (tee hee) of new goings on about it.
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