Sixth Dimension acquires the worldwide rights (excluding North America) to the Silent Evening, Lethal Evening remake
Almost 4 years have passed by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the oldsters behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, have been going to be making a reboot of the traditional Christmas slasher film Silent Evening, Lethal Evening (watch it HERE)… and whereas these plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are now not concerned, a Silent Evening, Lethal Evening remake remains to be shifting ahead. Again in November, we realized that the movie will probably be coming our method from Cineverse, the corporate behind the Terrifier franchise, with author/director Mike P. Nelson on the helm. Now, Deadline has damaged the information that Sixth Dimension, the brand new in-house style label at Studiocanal, has picked up the worldwide rights (excluding North America) to the challenge as first acquisition. The brand new Silent Evening, Lethal Evening will probably be heading into manufacturing this spring, aiming to achieve theatres by the top of this yr.
Studiocanal will probably be presenting the challenge to potential distributors on the upcoming European Movie Market and can releasing the movie by itself within the UK and Eire, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux, and Poland. Cineverse will probably be releasing the movie in North America.
Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. from a screenplay by Michael Hickey (with Paul Caimi receiving story credit score), the unique Silent Evening, Lethal Evening has the next synopsis: Bearing the emotional scars of a younger boy who has seen his mom and father brutally murdered by a savage killer in a Santa Claus costume, 18-year-old Billy explodes right into a deadly frenzy – he’s requested to placed on a Santa Claus go well with himself to entertain the shoppers of the division retailer the place he works. Reminded of the tragic occasions which have marked his life, Billy embarks on a killing rampage that’s as ghastly – and controversial – as something ever seen on movie. Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Britt Leach, Nancy Borgenicht, Linnea Quigley, and Leo Geter star.
Nelson already has some reboot expertise, having directed the 2021 model of Flawed Flip. His credit additionally embrace The Domestics and a section of the anthology movie V/H/S/85. The reimagining is being produced by Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, govt producers of the unique movie, alongside Erik Bernard and New Dimension’s Jamie R. Thompson. Brandon Hill and Brad Miska are overseeing the challenge for Cineverse and function govt producers with Erick Opeka, Yolanda Macias, Anthony Masi, and Steven Schneider.
Sixth Dimension’s Jed Benedict supplied the next assertion: “At Sixth Dimension, our mission is to seek out daring, high-concept style motion pictures from nice storytellers. We discovered precisely that in Mike P. Nelson’s thrilling imaginative and prescient and mixed with the virtuoso Cineverse group, Jamie R. Thompson, the unique Silent Evening, Lethal Evening producers and Steven Schneider, this wildly entertaining reimagining won’t solely ship on blood-splattered, axe-wielding festivities, however smuggles in a love story too. ‘Tis the season to be gory!“
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