 The following March, Richardson revealed that Steve Niles had turned in the initial draft for the "30 Days of Night" screenplay.In March 2004, however, Columbia Pictures requested that Niles's initial screenplay to be rewritten in preparation for production.Sue Binder, the business manager of Ghost House Pictures, indicated that filming for "30 Days of Night" was still at least a year away, as Ghost House planned to produce three films before the vampire thriller.