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‘Together’ Filmmaker Teams with ‘Don’t Look Up’ Director Adam McKay for Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
Filmmakers Michael Shanks (Together) and Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up, Anchorman) are teaming up on a mysterious sci-fi comedy.
THR reports that Sony Pictures has picked up the film, which will be written by Shanks with McKay attached to direct.
McKay and Todd Schulman are producing via their Hyperobject Industries (Don’t Look Up, The Menu) alongside Andrew Mittman of 1.21 Pictures (Together). 1.21’s Kai Dolbashian will executive produce.
Up next from Shanks is Hotel, Hotel, Hotel, Hotel, a mind-bending sci-fi thriller also produced by McKay and Schulman.
Written and directed by Shanks, that film is set up at A24 with Daniel Kaluuya attached to star.
Stay tuned for updates on both projects.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review of Together, “Shanks demonstrates an uncanny talent for building momentum with his directorial debut. There’s a lean efficiency to the storytelling that lets the horror ramp up at a steady, rapid clip.”
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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