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EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Sony’s CinemaCon position slated for this evening, wherever we’re told Zach Cregger will beryllium connected manus to tout his Resident Evil movie, we’ve learned of a caller task from nan filmmaker.
Following his occurrence alongside Roy Lee connected Weapons, and his breakout scary flick Barbarian earlier that — pinch their Resident Evil movie slated for September — we’re told nan duo are adjacent group to reteam arsenic producers connected Little One, a acheronian drama that will people nan characteristic debut of Cregger’s friend Alex Kavutskiy.
Based connected a book from Kavutskiy, nan movie centers connected a abrupt alteration successful a child’s behaviour that threatens to tear a picture-perfect family isolated — which sounds reminiscent of a definite movie from Cregger that collapsed retired arsenic 1 of past year’s large occurrence stories.
The task marks a return to his roots for Cregger, a founding personnel and writer for nan New York drama troupe, The Whitest Kids U’ Know, which went connected to its ain sketch show moving for 5 seasons connected IFC TV and Fuse aft forming astatine The School of Visual Arts successful New York City.
Chris McEwen (Love, Simon) will besides nutrient Little One, on pinch Amanda Phillips and Melina Torres of Soto Productions (Winner, The Assistant). Alex Lebovici’s Hammerstone Studios is connected committee to finance, successful a reunion pinch Cregger post-Barbarian.
Casting is underway connected nan film, which has been awarded a California taxation in installments and is slated to participate accumulation successful Los Angeles successful June. Ibrahim Mohammed of Script 2 Screen will besides service arsenic EP and co-financier of nan movie alongside Chase Vigari. David Goldman, Michael Lerner, Karina Manishil are besides EPs, pinch Sacker Entertainment Law handling accumulation legal.
A writer connected nan precocious released Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, Kavutskiy’s erstwhile directing credits see nan Sundance short Squirrel and nan Adult Swim typical Cool Dad. He has besides co-authored an upcoming book, The Tribe and I Have Spoken, centered connected nan lore and bequest of nan tv bid Survivor, which hits shelves later this spring. He is repped by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham.
Recently wrapping accumulation connected his Resident Evil film, based connected nan endurance scary video games from Capcom, Cregger is coming disconnected a banner twelvemonth pinch Weapons, a runaway scary deed that grossed complete $269M worldwide and won Amy Madigan an Oscar for her indelible, terrifying move arsenic Aunt Gladys. As he land his adjacent moves aft ascending to nan precocious echelon of directors, he’s already hatched plans for a Weapons prequel that has added Zach Shields arsenic a co-writer, arsenic we first reported recently. Cregger is repped by CAA, Artists First, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
In summation to Weapons, Lee besides past twelvemonth took a triumph thigh pinch Warner Bros.’ merchandise of A Minecraft Movie to complete $960M worldwide. Following further activity connected projects for illustration The Strangers trilogy from Lionsgate, It: Welcome to Derry, and The Long Walk, he has nan Minecraft sequel coming up, among galore different projects. Up adjacent for release, though, is his supernatural scary movie Hokum from writer-director Damian McCarthy, which Neon unveils connected May 1st.
Hammerstone Studios is nan financier and shaper down By Any Means, nan Civil Rights-era thriller starring Yahya Abdul Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg that we first reported on, which was conscionable precocious acquired by Paramount for theatrical release. Also known for Barbarian, Bill & Ted Face nan Music, Don’t Move, Flight Risk and more, their upcoming slate besides includes At nan Sea, nan Kornél Mundruczó play starring Amy Adams, which premiered astatine this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
