Earlier this year we wrote about a hot little indie film titled PHASMA EX MACHINA, which had been snatched up by Screen Media Films and subsequently retitled GHOST FROM THE MACHINE. It was just issued on DVD and you’d better gobble it up while you can before it gets remade. Which is soon, because news has just come in via Deadline.com that Universal Pictures is remaking the film and has already hired a writer and director.
The synopsis for the original, which was helmed by Matt Osterman:
A young man tasked with raising his younger brother after the death of their parents plunges himself into the murky science of the supernatural. Ignoring his responsibilities as a caretaker, he invents a machine intended to be a conduit to the other side. He reaches an unintended level of success that not only threatens his safety, but also of those around him.
The studio has set Gary Shore to direct the remake and Nathan Parker to write it. This duo is already working on another Universal project, CUP OF TEARS, although it seems like PHASMA will move forward first.
If you want to order the original film, head on over HERE.