This month marks the 2 12 months anniversary of the Shudder streaming service releasing author/director Kurtis David More durable’s horror thriller Influencer – so this was the proper time for Deadline to disclose that More durable has wrapped manufacturing on the sequel Influencers, through which returning star Cassandra Naud is joined by Barbarian‘s Georgina Campbell. Shudder has already picked up the distribution rights in English-speaking territories.
Influencer confirmed us what occurs when “a social media star vacationing in Thailand meets a mysterious woman, leading to unexpected and dangerous consequences.” Influencers strikes the setting to southern France and watches as a younger girl’s chilling fascination with homicide and id theft sends her life right into a whirlwind of chaos. Pic deepens a cinematic universe constructed round themes of deception, on-line id, and the darker sides of curated personas, providing an expanded canvas in comparison with the unique. Lisa Delamar (Survive), Jonathan Whitesell (The 100), Veronica Lengthy (Billy the Child), and Dylan Playfair (Letterkenny) are additionally within the solid.
More durable supplied the next assertion: “With Influencers, I wished to revisit the themes of management and phantasm, however from a special approach — one which’s extra seductive, extra harmful, and extra unhinged. It’s a movie that performs with notion. Followers of Influencer will really feel one thing acquainted beneath the floor, however the true enjoyable is discovering simply how deep these connections run.“
Coming our approach from Jackrabbit Media, Influencers is produced by Jack Campbell, Chris Ball, Taylor Nodrick, Rebecca Campbell, Micah Henry, and More durable. Jackrabbit Media might be presenting the worldwide rights to potential patrons on the Cannes movie market. Earlier than Influencer, Kurtis David More durable beforehand directed the 2011 drama Cody Fitz, the 2017 sci-fi thriller Incontrol, and the 2019 horror movie Spiral. He has additionally produced a number of movies, together with Nonetheless/Born, Pretend Blood, Knuckleball, What Retains You Alive, Harpoon, Z, Summerland, Superhost, and V/H/S/94.
Shudder SVP Emily Gotto had this to say: “Kurtis has once again crafted a film that’s both sharply contemporary and deeply unsettling. Influencers seduces the viewer with atmosphere and aesthetic before cutting into something darker, smarter, and much more dangerous. It’s exactly the kind of visionary genre storytelling we’re proud to support.” Jackrabbit Media CEO Jack Campbell added, “We couldn’t be extra excited to share Influencers with the world. Kurtis has elevated his imaginative and prescient in each approach — the movie is extra elegant, extra unsettling, and extra twisted. We’re assured will probably be one of the talked-about titles at Cannes.“
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