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Jake West Takes on Multi-Genre ‘Scribbler’
Evil Aliens and Doghouse director Jake West is back again with The Scribbler. Being produced by Stealth Media Group, shootings is scheduled to begin on March 1 in the UK. The film is a noir sci-fi action thriller about a young woman recently released from a mental hospital, and continuing a treatment programme to rid her of her alternate personalities. She moves into a halfway house for mental patients where the residents begin to die at an unusual rate. Check out more details and word from West below.
From Director – Jake West and writer Dan Schaffer, the creative team who brought you the successful UK horror comedy film Doghouse – starring Danny Dyer, Stephen Graham and Noel Clark… comes The Scribbler
The Scribbler is based on Dan’s critically acclaimed and very commercial graphic novel published by Image comics and will be Jakes 5th feature film after a string of genre successes.
The film is bring produced by Craig Tuohy and co-produced with Spice Factory for a budget of around US$3.5M
At present the producers are out to an up and coming and internationally recognized UK cast which will be announced shortly.
Stealth Media Group is an all rights Film Distributor and International Film and TV sales company. SMG was formed in November 2008 by Sean O’Kelly; founder of film distributor Go For It Entertainment, along with film producers Michael L Cowan and Jason Piette of Spice Factory, one of Europe’s most dynamic independent production companies involved in production and structured film financing.
“We are extremely excited to be working with producer Craig, director Jake and writer Dan. We have wanted to work with Jake for many years and The Scribbler is a great project with a great team that we believe in. As a company, part of what we are focusing on in the UK is working with independent British talent. It is also great when you can work with people you consider friends,” said Michael L Cowan Joint CEO Stealth Media Group.
“It is a great pleasure to be working with Stealth and with such a great team of people who know the business well, are passionate, and believe in us such as Michael, ” add Craig Tuohy.
Jake West explains, “I’m very much looking forward to collaborating with Stealth on what I think is my most exciting feature film project to date, and I am delighted to be working with a team who really know their business and will support my vision to realize this fantastic project.“
A heist turns nightmarish for Lizzy Caplan (Cobweb) in the offbeat comedy thriller Drag, and the SXSW darling now has an official release date.
Briarcliff Entertainment will release Drag in theaters on January 29, 2027.
The thriller follows “two estranged sisters who attempt to rob a secluded home in rural upstate New York. What begins as a simple burglary spirals into a nightmarish ordeal after one sister throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor. As tensions rise and panic sets in, the sisters are forced into a painful and increasingly absurd fight for survival before the homeowner returns.”
It’s described as “Equal parts thriller and physical comedy,” which “explores sibling rivalry, physical pain, and the uniquely chaotic bonds of family.”
Lucy DeVito (“Little Demon”), John Stamos (“Full House”), and Christine Ko (“Dave”) also star.
The release announcement comes with a new look at Drag, introducing the estranged sisters caught in a heist nightmare.
Drag is co-written and co-directed by Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer, marking their feature debut.
The film is produced by Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito, and Jake DeVito through Jersey Films 2nd Avenue.
Briarcliff CEO Tom Ortenberg called Drag “a brilliantly original film that’s suspenseful, hilarious, and completely unpredictable. The cast led by Lizzy, Lucy, John, and Christine are the magic that makes the concept work. Audiences are in for a huge treat.”
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