Alchemy has acquired U.S. rights to the SXSW title Hangman (read our review) starring Jeremy Sisto (“Six Feet Under,” Wrong Turn, Break Point, May), Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead, Still), Ty Simpkins (Jurrassic World, Insidious 2, Iron Man 3), and Ryan Simpkins (Pride and Glory, Arcadia, Space Warriors).
Alchemy is making a statement this year having also acquired Rob Zombie’s 31, Bernard Rose’s new Frankenstein tale, Paul Hyett’s werewolf movie Howl, as well at the TIFF title Evolution and even the post-apocalyptic The Survivalist.
Myriad Pictures will handle international sales for Hangman, which will also be the flagship title under the new genre label, Scoundrel. Scoundrel will allow Myriad to bring buyers an expanded and more diversified slate of films, and will feature titles in genres such as thriller, horror, action, and other mainstream audience pleasing fare.
“The film tells the story of the Miller family, who return from vacation to find that their home has been broken into. After cleaning up the mess they continue with their lives, shaking off the feeling of being violated. But little do they know – the nightmare has just begun and the intruder is still there – playing insidious tricks on them and watching their every move via scattered tiny surveillance cameras from his hiding place in the attic.”
Hangman is written by Adam Mason and Simon Boyes (Broken, The Devil’s Chair, Blood River, Not Safe For Work), and directed by Mason. Mason and Boyes also produced the film, along with Jeremy Sisto and Mary Church.
