Before the New Year, Warner Bros. held a press conference to officially announce that in cooperation with several companies, they would invest in a remake of "House of Wax" with a production budget of up to 40 million US dollars.
Those who had seen the script knew that this figure was quite exaggerated.
How much was actually invested and how much was laundered through film financing, outsiders had no way of knowing.
The producer team was led by Robert Zemeckis and Joe Silver, with Susan Levin handling the specifics.
With Warner Bros.' established preparation and filming procedure, from the director to the director of photography to the casting director and other key behind-the-scenes personnel, contracts were signed the same day.
Before Louise returned to Morocco, she made a point to invite Susan Levin out for a drink.
Martin drove her there in his car, accompanying her.
