Hey folks, Harry here... This news is exciting on multiple fronts. First amongst those is that Adam Green, the incredibly talented young director behind HATCHET and SPIRAL has a new horror project in the works - and it's not a wink and kid with ya horror like the amazingly fun HATCHET, but a ratchetted up tension fest. Something I think he absolutely capable of.

On the other side of the excitement front is that Peter Block, one of the key masterminds who used to run most things at Lionsgate has a new company making films. And it has a utterly fantastic name... A BIGGER BOAT... What a great production company name! If I know Peter, this will be the first of many projects to look forward to. Here's the press release he just sent over on the project...

A BIGGER BOAT LAUNCHES FROZEN AT THE AMERICAN FILM MARKET

SANTA MONICA, CA (November 11, 2008) Peter Block’s A Bigger Boat announced today that it has greenlit the chilling thriller FROZEN, written and to be directed by Adam Green (HATCHET, SPIRAL). The company will produce the picture with Green’s ArieScope Pictures.

GreeneStreet Films International (GSFI) is selling the film worldwide and has already closed deals at the American Film Market with the United Kingdom’s Momentum, Spain’s Aurum, France’s Metropolitan, the Middle East’s ECS, Brazil’s Playarte, Israel’s United King, Scandinavia’s Svensk, and Turkey’s Medyavizyon.

The story revolves around three skiers who are stranded on a chairlift and forced to make life or death choices that prove more dangerous than even freezing to death.

“FROZEN is the perfect first project for A Bigger Boat,” said Peter Block. “A high concept thriller with a talented young filmmaker on board. HATCHET proved that Adam can direct fun horror comedy and attract an audience but this project will show his ability to create a realistic, tension filled thriller. I couldn’t be more excited to work with him and his team at ArieScope.”

"Anyone who has skied before knows the fear that rushes through their heart when the chairlift momentarily stops," said Adam Green. "FROZEN will build on such primal fears as 'heights' and 'freezing to death' and take them to terrifying new levels. It's an honor to be working with GSFI and Peter Block, a producer who truly gets the horror genre and who knows how to do it right."

ArieScope’s Cory Neal added "To have FROZEN be the flagship production for A Bigger Boat has us excited beyond words."

“The response to Adam and FROZEN has been overwhelming,” said GSFI president, Amy Beecroft. “It shows that when you have a strong concept and people who know how to deliver this particular genre, there's a marketplace. This has been a great way to launch A Bigger Boat's partnership with GreeneStreet Films International."

Principal photography is scheduled to commence early next year and casting is already underway. Green is represented by Endeavor Talent Agency and Industry Entertainment.