New Line Wins Auction For Victor Sweetser Horror Short Story ‘Occupant’ In Outright Buy; 9 Bids
EXCLUSIVE: A highly competitive bidding war ended with New Line Cinema paying high six-figures in an outright buy for Victor Sweetser’s hot horror short story, Occupant. Barbarian’s Zach Creggers, Vertigo’s Roy Lee and Ground Control’s Scott Glassgold are on board to produce alongside, John Poliquin. Deadline revealed the auction as it was heating up today. It is a testament to the power of genre IP.