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Winters to Helm New Public-Domain ‘Amityville’ Film

The filmmaking duo Joseph & Vanessa Winter will lead a public-domain take on Amityville under a first-look deal with New Line, with filming set to begin in late 2025.

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Overview

  • Joseph and Vanessa Winter will write and direct the film from their original screenplay, marking their first feature since the acclaimed found-footage horror Deadstream.
  • BoulderLight Pictures and Divide/Conquer are co-producing the project, with Raphael Margules and J. D. Lifshitz producing for BoulderLight and Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath producing for Divide/Conquer.
  • Titled Amityville, the project draws exclusively on the public-domain paranormal events at 112 Ocean Avenue and is unconnected to any prior Amityville franchise IP.
  • The film is fast-tracked under BoulderLight’s first-look arrangement with New Line, targeting a Q4 2025 start of production.
  • Plot details remain undisclosed as the creative team prepares to formally pitch the project to New Line under their first-look pact.