Steven Spielberg to Produce Film Adaptation of The Mandela Catalogue
The adaptation places an internet-born analog horror series under major Hollywood production, continuing a trend of online horror properties being picked up by the film industry.
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Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, United Artists, and Amazon MGM Studios have acquired the film rights to The Mandela Catalogue, a YouTube analog horror series. Original creator Alex Kister will direct and co-write the script with Tyler Clifton. The series, launched in 2021, follows alien beings called Alternates that impersonate humans in a fictional Wisconsin county.
Alex Kister, who began releasing The Mandela Catalogue on YouTube in 2021, will direct the film adaptation and co-write the script with Tyler Clifton. The rights were acquired by United Artists, Amazon MGM Studios, and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. Spielberg is listed among the producers. The series uses VHS-style noise and public-broadcast-style narration to tell the story of Alternates, alien beings that impersonate humans in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin. Kister's channel now has over 1 million subscribers.
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