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Gay Streaming Service Dekkoo Develops ‘The Latent Image’ This Halloween
“Write what you know…fear what you don’t.”
Just a few weeks ago we announced that Michael Varrati‘s short film A Halloween Trick would be making its premiere on Dekkoo, a streaming service for gay men, on October 30th. It seems that the platform is planning a bit of a short film release extravaganza, as we’ve just received word that Alexander Birrell‘s (Suspicions, Horror Time) short film The Latent Image will be premiering on the service that same day as well.
In The Latent Image, a young writer (Joshua Tonks, the Olivier-nominated production of The Sound Of Music, Spring Awakening) in a secluded cabin is visited by an alluring stranger (Jay Clift, The CW’s Riverdale, Legends of Tomorrow) who may or may not be a work of dangerous fiction.
“We set out to create a suspenseful tale with plenty of twists and turns,” Birrell said. “There’s a lot of horror genre love in this film and fans of Hitchcock, De Palma and Argento will hopefully find plenty to enjoy. We wanted to put a different spin on classic cat-and-mouse suspense and say something about the attraction to fear and fear of attraction that we can all relate to as horror fans”.
The Latent Image features an original score from Alex Gregson (I Am Not The Devil, May I Come In?), sound design by Sam Auguste (Red Devil, The Desolate One) and visual effects from David Edwards, the lead compositor for Method Studios (It: Chapter Two, Terminator: Dark Fate).
While the version of The Latent Image premiering on Dekkoo is a short film, Birrell is planning on turning it into a feature-length film, with pre-production set to begin in the Spring of 2020. Birrell will once again take the lead as director alongside producers Michael Varrati (A Halloween Trick, The Office is Mine), Brandon Kirby (I’m Fine, Is This A Date) and actor Ben Baur (Hunting Season, The Office is Mine, A Halloween Trick).
The Latent Image is set to debut this October 30th on Dekkoo, but be on the lookout for news on the feature film next year!
The Wayans are out to cancel the Cancel Culture with Scary Movie, and the cast assures it will do just that.
“They sort of have an across-the-board style,” Anna Faris tells EW. “It’s always been a part of the Wayans Brothers, their electricity. ‘Can we offend you? Will you still love us? Come on, you still love us, don’t you?'”
Regina Hall concurs, promising the “boundary-pushing” sixth installment in the horror parody franchise will “offend everyone.”
EW has shared a batch of behind-the-scenes images from Scary Movie, which hits theaters June 5 via Paramount.
Faris and Hall are joined by fellow franchise favorites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Jon Abrahams in the legacy sequel.
The ensemble includes Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Kenan Thompson, and Felissa Rose.
Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).
The film will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final.
Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.
Regina Hall & Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Michael Tiddes & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Regina Hall & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
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