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‘Martyrs’ Directors Join ‘Final Destination’ Creator for ‘Superstition: Final Chance’
They say death occurs in threes. But only two will direct.
Back in 2013 it was announced that Global Renaissance Entertainment Group had entered into a multi-picture production deal with Jeffrey Reddick, creator of the Final Destination franchise.
Reddick’s new slate with Global, which will feature multi-ethnic and culturally diverse casts, was said to be led off by Reddick’s screenplay Superstition: Final Chance, a horror/thriller set on a university campus.
After years in development, the film is scheduled to begin production this October in Georgia, with Kevin Goetz and Michael Goetz, directors of the Martyrs remake, helming the project.
“A white-knuckle thriller that puts a wicked twist on the superstition that “deaths occur in threes,” and also comments on our addiction to social media and technology, our desensitization to violence in a society that runs on a 24-hr news cycle, and a culture that breeds isolation, paranoia – and fear. After two deaths occur on a university campus, a young co-ed (CARA) and her friends are lured into participating in The Dead Pool – an online game based on the superstition that ‘death comes in threes,’ where students place bets on who will die next. No one knows who started the game, but everyone’s playing. However, what starts as a morbid joke soon turns to terror when the person Cara ‘selected’ actually dies and Cara wins The Dead Pool. Now, THE REAPER, the mysterious creator of The Dead Pool, starts stalking Cara and her friends, killing them one by one. To make things worse, all of the clues point to Cara as the killer, making her an outcast on campus and the prime target of the…”
Superstition: Final Chance is being set up as the first in a series of pictures aimed at leveraging Reddick’s fan base from the five Final Destination movies, the original Variety article explained. CEO Arthur Wylie and chief operating officer Dale Godboldo will produce with Reddick exec producing.
Reddick’s Dead Awake has been making festival rounds this year, with a Shriekfest premiere slated for this month.
Her House of Horrors, the horror division of Independent Production House WOMXNOGRAPHY, has launched its Bite Size Short Grant Program, ahead of its film festival Dollhouse of Horror, which will take place in March 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
The Bite Size Short Grant Program awards $2,000 film grants to female-identifying and queer horror filmmakers. Shorts must be able to be made for $2,000, with a minimum runtime of 8 minutes. Submissions are now open on Filmfreeway, and are being judged by a panel of horror lovers and content creators.
The 2024 Bite Size Short Grant Program judge lineup is as follows:
“James H. Carter II- A documentary director, film producer, podcaster, marketing specialist, and writer. James is the founder and co-owner of Creepy Kingdom. Creepy Kingdom was founded in 2011 and is a multimedia website, and production studio specializing in creepy content. Their primary focus lies at the intersection of childlike fantasy and the macabre, covering horror films, theme parks, haunts, and much more. Beyond their extensive media coverage, Creepy Kingdom hosts events, offers original merchandise, and engages in film production under the Creepy Kingdom Studios brand producing original films like “Foolish Mortals”, exploring Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” fan culture, and “Georgie”, featuring Tony Dakota from the original “It” miniseries.
“In addition to founding Creepy Kingdom, James has won awards for his documentary work, including the award-winning “Foolish Mortals,” which has earned him recognition. He has been featured on Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween special.
“Ashleeta Beauchamp is the editor-in-chief of Peek-A-Boo! Magazine, a cheeky horror magazine created to uplift marginalized writers, artists, models and other creators within the horror community. She also runs The Halloween Coalition, a community group to provide support and marketing for horror and Halloween events around the Southern California area.
“Titeanya Rodríguez is a multi-hyphenate creative, and the founder and owner of HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, home of DOLLHOUSE OF HORROR and the horror division of WOMXNOGRAPHY. As a fellow storyteller and a self-proclaimed artivist, Titeanya’s mission is to create opportunities for women of color and queer women, across film, tv, sports, music, and beyond. She is also the creator of the BITE SIZE SHORT grant program.”
Winners will have a one-night theatrical screening at Regal Cinemas. Submissions Close April 8 at Midnight. Winners will be announced on May 27, 2024. Shorts must be shot and through post-production by June 30, 2024. The screening will take place on July 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA.
WOMXNOGRAPHY, HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, and Rodriguez are represented by Azhar PR, Granderson Des Rochers, and Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir.
To submit your short to the Bite Size Short Grant Program, go to the FilmFreeway link here.
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