According to The Hollywood Reporter, a new Paramount thriller is in the works from Peter Ramsey titled Blood count. Ramsey is best known as the director of Rise of the Guardians and one of the co-directors of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Ramsey was also the first black filmmaker to win the ‘Best Animated Feature’ Oscar for his work on Into the Spider-Verse.
While Ramsey is best known for his work in animation, his newest project is a live-action film. The film is set in Los Angeles in the 1950s and revolves around vampires. One of the characters in the film will be a jazz musician. Ramsey has also written the script for the upcoming thriller.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was an incredibly successful animated feature. Miles Morales in the movie teamed up with different versions of Spiderman. In the spider verse is best known for its visuals and the way it pushed the medium of 3D animation. Ramsey co-directed the film with Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman. Ramsey will serve as executive producer for the two sequels to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Ramsey has been active in the film industry since 1989. His first credit according to his IMDB is for his work as a storyboard artist on A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. Ramsey is experienced in working on films with supernatural elements, as he also served as an illustrator for caspar and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Blood count to be Ramsey’s first live-action feature film credit as a director.