Universal counts to 'Thirteen'

Universal has pre-emptively bought "13," a spec by Benjamin Magid, and arrange it 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 can oversee."13" focuses on possession and it is understood to employ a combination of found-footage reason for sights. The storyline is similar to 1990's "Flatliners," which starred Jennifer Aniston and Kiefer Sutherland as school of medicine students experimentation using the line between existence and dying. Purchase closed Friday evening. Magid composed "Pan," a supernatural undertake J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," that is scheduled to enter production later this season 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 purchase of Kaira Ingelsby actioner "Run Through The Night" to Warner Bros. inside a preemptive deal. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com