UA Taps Billy Ray for CONJURE WIFE

UA Taps Billy Ray for CONJURE WIFE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- United Artists (UA) Entertainment, in collaboration with StudioCanal, has attached Billy Ray (Breach, Shattered Glass) to write and direct CONJURE WIFE. The announcement was made today by UA Chief Operating Officer Elliott Kleinberg, who stated, "This is one of those moments when the right filmmaker gets behind a great project. Everyone involved is excited to work with Billy to make this film a success."

Based on the book by Fritz Leiber, CONJURE WIFE is a supernatural thriller concerning a man's discovery that all his recent successes in life are the result of his wife dabbling in witchcraft. Furious, he demands she cease, forgoing her protection and triggering an onslaught of evil forces intent on restoring the imbalance.

President of Production Don Granger will oversee the project for UA. MGM will market and distribute the film domestically; UA is co-financing and co-producing with StudioCanal who will handle distribution in Germany and the UK via its Kinowelt and Optimum Releasing entities. StudioCanal and MGM share the underlying rights to the project due to a 1962 adaptation of the book, released under the title, Burn, Witch, Burn.

Billy Ray is represented by ICM, Management 360's Guymon Cassidy and attorney Peter Nichols of Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman.

About United Artists

United Artists Entertainment LLC was formed in November 2006 under a partnership between Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), with Wagner serving as Chief Executive Officer. The historic United Artists brand was initially founded some 85 years ago by movie greats Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and D.W. Griffith and, throughout its history, has appeared on such iconic film franchises as Rocky, The Pink Panther, and James Bond.

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music, and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,000 titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 110 countries. MGM ownership is currently as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

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