"Horror indie Ghost House Pictures will fully finance and develop the spooky family pitch "Monkey's Paw," from scribes Dave Kajganich and Tom McAlister, for Sam Raimi and Rob Taper to produce. "Paw" concerns a father who brings home an artifact rumored to make any wish come true, but misfortune begins to befall the family with every desire granted. Other upcoming Ghost House projects include "The Grudge 2," "Rise," and a remake of Raimi's "The Evil Dead"..." (full details)

Comweb Group will team up with Howard Stern on a remake of the classic teen grossout comedy "Porky's." Released under the title "Howard Stern's Porky's," the script is on its fifth or sixth draft. The company sold the rights to "Porky's" to Stern several years ago..." (full details)

"Lions Gate Films is reteaming with "Cabin Fever" producer Lauren Moews, this time on Zev Berman's crime thriller "Borderland," which has begun lensing in Tijuana, Mexico. Lions Gate will distrib the indie pic, a ripped-from-the-headlines tale of three Texas college seniors whose graduation trip to a Mexican border town turns into a nightmare when they run into an ancient human-sacrifice cult. Berman, who also directed "Plain Dirty" for Moews' Tonic Films, penned the "Borderland" script with Eric Poppen..." (full details)

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