It appears we’ll be revisiting A Haunted House. Open Road Films has picked up the US distribution rights to the sequel which will be co-written by Marlon Wayans. Wayans will also be starring in the comedy that’s set to be released this winter.
Filming is expected to take place this summer.
Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films, and Stuart Ford, CEO of IM Global, made the announcement of the acquisition. The first A Haunted House film hit theaters in January 2013 and has grossed $40 million to date.
“Marlon Wayans is one of the funniest and hardest working talents in the movie business,” stated Ortenberg. “Working with Marlon, producer Rick Alvarez and IM Global on A Haunted House was a fantastic experience and we are thrilled to re-assemble the team for another hilarious movie.”
Marlon Wayans added, “Rick and I are excited about embarking on this journey again. IM Global has been a great, supportive partner and Open Road did a fantastic job marketing and releasing the movie. I’m looking forward to doing it again, mainly because of the fun we had the first time around. ‘Fun’ is the keyword when doing funny. Let’s go (in my @iamdiddy voice)!”
And Alvarez said, “We look forward to getting started on the next chapter of what we hope will become an incredible franchise. Our goal with the first movie was to create big laughs on a tiny budget and with the help of our partners, our creative team, and the tireless promotion of Marlon we were able to achieve that goal.”
