The production company behind the Saw franchise, Twisted Pictures, has signed one of the most impressive online deals since, well, a few months ago with Prom Queen TV. According to Variety, Twisted is partnering with video-sharing site Break.com to produce a full-length horror movie to be distributed online. Break has also signed deals with NBC Universal and Endemol to create original series for the site, as was reported earlier here at the .com Dish!
“The Internet Killer” will be released in short webisodes about three minutes long. Eventually, the webisodes will appear as a full-length feature in foreign theaters and on TV and DVD in America, but the Break webisodes will be the first release. Earlier this year, Tyler Gibbs released his feature length film “Minushi”, in ninteen, 7-9 minute chapters on the Internet. It is fair to say that this is a trend that will continue.
Production has yet to start on “The Internet Killer”, so no release date has been given either. But with the quick turnaround that the Saw films have made in the past few years (a new film is released each Halloween), it’s a fair bet to say that this flick might be streaming on a PC near you by Halloween, ‘07.
We’ll be checking in with Break.com for more on this developing story throughout the year.
