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‘Villains’ Filmmakers Team with Amblin on Social Horror
Heat Vision reports this morning that Amblin has picked up an untitled horror pitch from Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, the duo behind 2019’s darkly comedic thriller Villains.
Berk and Olsen will write and direct the project, which will be produced by Joby Harold (John Wick Chapter 3) and Tory Tunnell (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword). The latter pair have a first-look deal with Amblin via their Safehouse Pictures banner, adds the site.
Plot details weren’t shared, but the project is described as being “social horror.”
Safehouse’s Matt Schwartz will serve as executive producer.
Amblin’s president of production Jeb Brody and creative exec John Buderwitz will oversee for the company.
Berk and Olsen’s Villains, which Trace reviewed out of SXSW and called “cuckoo bananas,“ starred Bill Skarsgard and Maika Monroe as lovebirds who come across an isolated house, only to find a young girl chained in the basement.
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New Line’s ‘Companion’ from ‘Barbarian’ Team Has Been Rated “R” for “Strong Violence” & “Sexual Content”
From New Line Cinema and producer Zach Cregger (Director: Barbarian) comes the upcoming sci-fi/horror movie Companion, which has officially received its “R” rating this week.
Companion has been rated “R” by the MPA for…
“Strong violence, sexual content, and language throughout.”
The film’s cast includes Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets,” The Boogeyman) alongside Rupert Friend (Separation), Harvey Guillén (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Lukas Gage (“You”), Megan Suri (It Lives Inside), and Jack Quaid (Scream, “The Boys”).
Described as a sci-fi/horror movie, Companion will mark the directorial debut of Drew Hancock, who also wrote the script. At this time, plot details are under wraps.
In other words, we have no idea what to expect from this one. Stay tuned for more.
BoulderLight’s Raphael Margules and J.D. Lifshitz will also produce along with Vertigo’s Roy Lee. BoulderLight’s Tracy Rosenblum and Vertigo’s Andrew Childs will exec produce.
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