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Hangtime and Severin Films announce genre remake partnership, starting with Fulci's The Beyond

Hangtime International Pictures and Severin Films have partnered to secure remake rights to genre films, with an English-language remake of Lucio Fulci's 1981 horror film The Beyond first. Several more remakes are planned over the next two years.

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Mixed · 2Hangtime International Pictures and Severin Films announced a strategic partnership to secure remake rights to genre films for theatrical, streaming and physical media, according to a press release. Mixed · 2The first project is an English-language remake of Lucio Fulci's 1981 film The Beyond, and the partnership plans several remakes over the next two years. Mixed · 2The deal was brokered by Severin's Italian correspondent Manlio Gomarasca and RTI Mediaset International sales manager Claudia Marra, who secured the English-language remake rights.

Mixed · 2Hangtime co-CEO Frank Murray said the partnership grew from a shared commitment to genre fans and a wish to serve new horror audiences, calling it a rare opportunity for an established director to reimagine the film as a classic of experiential horror; he also cited a built-in sequel opportunity in Fulci's Gates of Hell universe. Mixed · 2Severin co-founder, president and CEO David Gregory said the company has spent two decades restoring and releasing genre films and that reimagining classic titles offers an opportunity for the genre community; Marra said there is already a great deal of excitement around the project. Screen Rant also quotes Hangtime co-CEO Frida Torresblanco calling Severin an ideal partner for navigating the rights process. Mixed · 2The original, written by Dardano Sacchetti, Giorgio Mariuzzo and Fulci, follows a woman who takes over a Louisiana (Screen Rant says New Orleans) hotel built over a gateway to hell, and is the second film in Fulci's Gates of Hell trilogy, after 1980's City of the Living Dead and before 1981's The House by the Cemetery.

Centre · 1Screen Rant adds that the original was heavily edited in many releases, particularly in the U.K., during the 'video nasties' censorship era, and describes the deal as a significant expansion of Severin's production arm, which is best known as a physical media label. Centre · 1Screen Rant cautions that it remains to be seen how the remake will perform, noting little precedent for English-language remakes of cult Italian horror beyond Luca Guadagnino's 2018 Suspiria, which it says earned about $8 million against a reported $20 million budget. Neither outlet names a director, cast, or release date.

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Variety ran it as an exclusive trade-news announcement, built around the press release and executive quotes.
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The partnership's aims, the plan for several remakes over two years, and the deal brokers.
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“An Italian horror classic is set to get a remake.” — Variety

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Screen Rant presents it as fan-oriented news, adding film history and a cautionary note on the commercial risk.
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Cult status, censorship history, Severin's background, sequel potential and the Suspiria box-office precedent.
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“It ultimately remains to be seen how the remake of The Beyond performs, however.” — Screen Rant

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