Universal counts to 'Thirteen'

Universal has pre-emptively bought "13," a spec by Benjamin Magid, and push the button with Uni-based Strike Entetrainment and Brooklyn Weaver at Energy Entertainment.Veteran production professional Kristel Laiblin introduced the project into Strike's Eric Newman and may oversee."13" concentrates on possession which is understood to train on a mixture of found-footage reason behind sights. The story is comparable to 1990's "Flatliners," which starred Jennifer Aniston and Kiefer Sutherland as med school students experimentation while using line between existence and dying. Purchase closed Friday evening. Magid composed "Pan," a supernatural undertake J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," that's scheduled to go in production later this year with Chris Tuffin, Renee Tab and Weaver creating and Ben Hibon pointing. Magid's repped by WME and handled by Energy Entertainment. WME and teamed on last week's spec acquisition of Kaira Ingelsby actioner "Tell You The Evening" to Warner Bros. in the preemptive deal. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com