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Nehst Studios Teams up with �Underworld� Creator on �Pale Horsemen�

By Taylor Anderton
posted May 6, 2009, 17:14

(New York, NY)--Nehst Studios, a film production, financing and distribution company helmed by Larry Meistrich, has acquired Sandrunner Entertainment�s feature film, �The Pale Horsemen.� The film is based on an upcoming Darkstorm Studios graphic novel of the same name.

Written and created by �Underworld� creator, Kevin Grevioux, �The Pale Horsemen� graphic novel is the story of a gang of mysterious hit men, forced together to uncover who killed their assassin mentor. Grevioux will also write the screenplay and make his directorial debut with this supernatural crime thriller.

Grevioux and Len Wiseman wrote the original screenplay for the first �Underworld� film, kicking off the lucrative franchise. To date, the latest installment, �Underworld: Rise of the Lycans�, has grossed more than $87 million worldwide.

Recently, two of Grevioux�s other graphic novel properties, �ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction� and �I, Frankenstein,� have been optioned by Benderspink and Death Ray Films, respectively. �I, Frankenstein� will be helmed by Patrick Tatopoulos.

�The Pale Horsemen� is co-produced by Nehst Studios, Sandrunner Entertainment and Darkstorm Filmworks. Larry Meistrich, Ari Friedman and Shane Walker produce and H. Michael Heuser is Executive Producer. Heuser�s company, Storm Entertainment, will act as Worldwide Sales Agent. Dana Offenbach will over see production on behalf of Nehst.

Nehst and Sandrunner team up next for the college comedy series, �Skitz�.

Contact:
Taylor Anderton
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919-306-5212