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Kyle Gallner Writing and Starring in Monster Movie ‘Man Vs.’ for Producers Radio Silence
Kyle Gallner (Smile, Scream, Strange Darling) will continue hanging around in the horror genre with the upcoming horror-survival movie Man Vs., and Deadline reports this morning that Gallner will star in the movie in addition to writing the screenplay.
Man Vs. will be produced by Radio Silence (Scream, Ready or Not), with Radio Silence co-founder Justin Martinez (V/H/S/Beyond) directing the survival creature feature.
In the film, “Betrayed and left to die in an unforgiving Rocky Mountain winter, an injured gold rush miner (Gallner) must use everything at his disposal to survive the elements, wild animals and a looming, ancient danger far more terrifying than anything he could imagine.”
Martinez said in a statement, “Man Vs. has everything I love in a survival movie and takes it to another level. Kyle has written a fantastic creature feature and I’m excited to bring it to life for the world.”
Shane Kelly, Mister Smith Entertainment SVP of sales & acquisitions adds, “We are looking for sheer excellence and originality in the genre films that we take on, and Kyle’s wild vision for Man Vs. is exactly that. With Justin at the helm and surrounded by the producers of some of the most original horror fare in recent memory, this is going to be a must-see theatrical thrill ride.”
Producers include Roy Lee (Weapons) and Steven Schneider (Insidious) for Spooky Pictures; Chad Villella (Ready or Not); and Stephen Braun and Ross Putman for Bee-Hive Productions (Sacramento). Executive producers are Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin for Radio Silence (Scream), Ben Ross (Late Night with the Devil) and Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/Beyond).
Justin Martinez directed the segment “Live and Let Dive” in V/H/S/BEYOND, as well as “10/31/98” in the original V/H/S. He also directed two segments in anthology Southbound.
Martinez was recently a visual effects artist for Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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