Alcon acquires Oren Peli's 'Chernobyl Diaries'

Alcon Entertainment has acquired U . s . States and worldwide release rights in Germany, The nation and Japan for Oren Peli's horror-thriller "Chernobyl Journals." The film will probably be released by Warner Bros. via Alcon's output deal on Memorial Day weekend this year. "Chernobyl" is produced by Peli and John Witten ("Dark City") and directed by Kaira Parker. It absolutely was funded and offered worldwide by FilmNation Entertainment. Alcon co-cake cake toppers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Manley are professional producers. Production happened in September and October in Eastern Europe. A geniune story by Peli, "Chernobyl Journals" is occur the city of Prypiat that after situated the workers in the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Story follows several pals who, while travelling in Europe, finish up stranded inside the abandoned city only to uncover that they are one of many. Dork Fierson, Alcon's SVP of economic Matters, introduced the film into Alcon. The sale was talked about by Alcon CFO Scott Parish, Scott Edel of Loeb & Loeb and Nancy Bruington of O'Melveny & Myers regarding Alcon by Alison Cohen, Linda Lichter and Micah Eco-friendly regarding Oren Peli and FilmNation. Peli written and directed "Paranormal Activity" which is the creator of ABC's "The Forest,Inch a paranormal jungle adventure which opened up the other day getting a 2-part debut. Parker offered since the visual effects supervisor on 2010's "Let Me In" and makes his directorial debut using this project. Peli is repped by CAA. Parker is repped by Paradigm. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com