Exclusive Film Distribution News

Exclusive Media Group’s (EMG) legendary British film studio, Hammer Films, announced today that it has optioned feature film rights to Susan Hill’s best selling horror novel, “The Woman in Black”, and will produce a feature film adaptation with Talisman Films. Jane Goldman (Stardust, and Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming Kick-Ass) is penning the screenplay and James Watkins (Eden Lake, and the upcoming Methuselah for Warner Bros.) will direct. The announcement was made today by Hammer President & CEO Simon Oakes.

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent.

Oakes and Richard Jackson of Talisman Films will produce the picture. Nigel Sinclair and Guy East will serve as Executive Producers for Hammer. Roy Lee and Doug Davison’s Vertigo Entertainment (The Grudge, The Ring) are also attached, with Roy Lee serving as an Executive Producer. Exclusive Film Distribution is handling worldwide sales and distribution, and will be representing the film at the forthcoming EFM in Berlin.