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EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions and Saban Films person acquired North American authorities to Buddy, nan scary movie marking nan characteristic directorial debut of Too Many Cooks helmer Casper Kelly, which premiered successful nan Midnight conception of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The movie will unfastened exclusively successful theaters, successful wide release, connected September 4.
Produced by BoulderLight Pictures and Low Spark Films, successful relation pinch Sipur Studios and Substance, Buddy centers astir a humanoid unicorn of nan aforesaid sanction — a beloved children’s TV big pinch a squeaky-clean, Mr. Rogers–style persona that belies his existent quality arsenic a acheronian and convulsive unit of nature. Keegan-Michael Key voices Buddy, pinch Delaney Quinn playing Freddy, 1 of nan children connected nan show who originates to conflict backmost against Buddy erstwhile he shows his existent self, and Cristin Miloti playing Grace, a suburban mother drawn into Buddy’s nightmare world inadvertently.
Buddy embraces nan artistic of classical children’s tv —complete pinch catchy songs and acquainted tropes — earlier subverting it pinch a relentless descent into madness. The film’s formed besides includes Topher Grace, Michael Shannon, Patton Oswalt, and more.
“BUDDY was everyone’s favourite movie astatine Sundance because we watched successful scary arsenic nan acquainted became nan deranged and comfortableness nutrient turned to poison,” said Roadside Attraction Co-Presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff. “Theatrical audiences are successful for a awesome treat.”
Jonathan Saba and Shanan Becker, co-Presidents of Saban Films, said, “Casper Kelly is 1 of nan astir wildly inventive and audacious filmmakers moving today, and BUDDY is simply a testament to his singular genius. He possesses a uncommon aptitude for taking nan wholesome nostalgia of our childhoods and flipping it into a brilliantly unhinged, laugh-out-loud nightmare. We are perfectly thrilled to partner pinch Roadside to bring Casper’s uniquely twisted imagination to audiences nationwide.”
For his part, Kelly said, “It’s an grant to beryllium partnering pinch Roadside Attractions and Saban Films, 2 companies that person built reputations for championing bold films. The theatrical acquisition intends truthful overmuch to maine personally, and I made BUDDY to beryllium knowledgeable successful a theater. I’m thrilled that audiences will get nan chance to spot nan movie successful theaters everywhere.”
Kelly directed Buddy from a book written pinch Jamie King. Producers included Tyler Davidson, Drew Sykes, Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, and Tracy Rosenblum, pinch Kevin Flanigan, Dexter Braff, Roberto Linck, Nathan McAuley, Emilio Schenker, Gideon Tadmor, Adam J. Wilde, Geoff Yaw, and Ryan J. Kelly serving arsenic executive producers.
Roadside Attractions’ Cohen and Saban Films’ Saba negotiated nan woody for Buddy, pinch Range Select & UTA Independent Film Group repping nan filmmakers.
