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EXCLUSIVE: Jealous People are Ugly People, a basking scary package from writer-director Theo James Krekis, has landed astatine New Line Cinema pursuing a bidding warfare involving astatine slightest 10 parties, Deadline has learned.
While nan logline is nether wraps, nan task will beryllium adapted from Krekis’ short movie of nan aforesaid name, which was commissioned by nan BBC, produced by UK outfit The Fold, and premiered astatine Midnight Madness astatine SXSW successful 2026. The short follows Vasilly, whose jealousy complete his champion friend’s abrupt profession occurrence feeds a acheronian supernatural unit increasing wrong him.
The aggravated pursuit of Krekis’ Jealous People underscores nan request correct now for elevated genre worldly from bold caller voices, pursuing nan outsized breakout occurrence of Curry Barker’s Obsession and Kane Parson’s Backrooms.
Krekis will accommodate his ain work, directing from his ain script. The Fold’s Jennifer Monks and Michelle Stein will nutrient nan characteristic return alongside Temple Hill Entertainment, whose Isaac Klausner, John Fischer, Ben Levine and Ethan Cappello will oversee. Josh Mack and Lauren Botchan are overseeing for New Line.
Krekis is presently processing his 2nd characteristic pinch BBC Film, while his original six-part tv series Blossom is successful improvement pinch Clerkenwell Films. He’s besides penning connected a caller bid from nan creator of Peaky Blinders for Kudos. Earlier short films including Pram Snatcher (funded by nan BFI), Memoirs of a Geeza and Mangas, which premiered astatine nan BFI London Film Festival.
Krekis is repped by Francesca Devas astatine Independent Talent Group and Ian McKnight astatine Anonymous Content.
