The Splice is Right

The gruesome Sundance darling Splice may have finally found a distribution home with... Joel Silver? The megaproducer, whose genre label Dark Castle Pictures generally outputs through Warner Bros, has reportedly roped the Adrien Brody/Sarah Polley genetic-mutation thriller into his stable with a summer release on 3,000 screens and a P&A commitment upward of $35 million. Without spoiling anything about the film, I'd guess the hope here is for long-term franchising; it's got the potential. Developing... [Deadline]