MUMBAI: Film studio Lionsgate has acquired worldwide distribution rights of Burst 3D, a horror/thriller to be produced by Ghost House Pictures. Neil Marshall, who had warlier written and directed Lionsgate‘s 2006 horror film The Descent, is likely to direct the film.

In the film a group of stranded travelers meet during a blizzard and are stalked by a malevolent force that makes people spontaneously combust.

Lionsgate says that it was the first to apply next-generation 3D technology to the horror genre with My Bloody Valentine 3D, released 16 January this year.

Says Lionsgate president of motion picture production Mike Paseornek, "We are thrilled to be working again with Neil Marshall, a modern master of horror, suspense and action. With Neil at the helm of Burst 3D, horror fans are guaranteed one of the most terrifying and innovative experiences of their movie-going lives."