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Picture Nation, Spooky Footage Set For ‘Late Evening With the Satan’
Picture Nation Abu Dhabi and low-budget Australian style label Spooky Footage have introduced “Late Evening With the Satan,” the second title below their multi-picture deal following Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher,” which made a splash at Sundance.
“Late Evening With the Satan” will likely be helmed by writing/directing duo Colin and Cameron Cairns (“100 Bloody Acres,” “Scare Marketing campaign”) and is ready to begin taking pictures in Australia later this 12 months.
Cinetic is dealing with the U.S./North American rights to the movie. Stuart Ford’s AGC Intl. is dealing with worldwide gross sales in the remainder of the world.
Casting has begun for the pic, which is supernatural chiller that follows the reside broadcast of a late-night speak present in 1977 that goes horribly unsuitable, “unleashing evil into the nation’s dwelling rooms,” because the offered synopsis places it. The plan is for a 2023 launch.
Describing their challenge. Colin and Cameron Cairnes mentioned in a press release, “Within the ’70s and ’80s there was one thing barely harmful about late-night TV. Speak reveals particularly had been a window into some unusual grownup world. We thought combining that charged, live-to-air environment with the supernatural might make for a uniquely horrifying movie expertise.”
Spooky Footage founders Roy Lee (“It”) and Steven Schneider (“Pet Sematary”), Derek Dauchy (“Al Kameen”) and Future Footage’ Mat Govoni (“Lone Wolf”) and Adam White (“Scare Marketing campaign) are all producing. Australian filmmaker Joel Anderson (“Lake Mungo”) and John Molloy will function government producers.
The announcement follows the optimistic debut at Sundance of the primary Picture Nation and Spooky Footage’ co-production, “Watcher,” directed by Okuno and starring Maika Monroe — praised by Selection as a “Tremendous trendy everywoman in an eerie throwback thriller” — alongside Burn Gorman and Karl Glusman.
“We’re excited to announce our second manufacturing as a part of our ongoing partnership with Steven Schneider and Roy Lee,” mentioned Ben Ross, Picture Nation’s chief content material officer.
“Alongside ‘Watcher,’ ‘Late Evening with the Satan’ marks the continuation of Picture Nation’s journey into the worldwide market and increasing remit into darkish style movies,” he added.
Steven Schneider, co-founder of Spooky Footage, commented: “Following the unimaginable suggestions we’ve had from ‘Watcher,’ it’s nice to get again into manufacturing with Picture Nation on our subsequent challenge.”
