Forty years after mother and father picketed outdoors of theaters following the discharge of the preliminary Santa slasher film within the franchise, we’re excited to announce right this moment that Cineverse has acquired world rights to a brand new Silent Evening, Lethal Evening movie. Deadline broke the information right this moment.
Contemporary off the discharge of Terrifier 3, Bloody Disgusting might be producing the upcoming reboot of the franchise that might be written and directed by Mike P. Nelson (Fallacious Flip, V/H/S/85) and produced by Scott J. Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, govt producers of the unique 1984 Tri-Star movie, alongside Jamie R. Thompson.
Brandon Hill & Brad Miska (Terrifier 3) will oversee for Cineverse and can govt produce alongside Erick Opeka and Yolanda Macias.
Within the authentic horror basic, Little Billy witnesses his mother and father getting killed by Santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those that are naughty. Now Billy is eighteen and out of the orphanage, and he has simply grow to be Santa himself.
When it was launched in 1984, the primary Silent Evening, Lethal Evening rapidly turned essentially the most controversial film of the yr. In a sequence of letters, mother and father demanded the movie be pulled from theaters. Tri-Star, the movie’s authentic distributor, responded to all of the outrage by doing simply that – an act that will guarantee SNDN’s place within the halls of horror movie infamy.
Right away, Silent Evening, Lethal Evening remodeled from simply one other slasher movie to a veritable cult basic, the very individuals who sought to banish it from existence serving to make it one of the must-see horror movies of your entire decade.
The brand new Silent Evening, Lethal Evening goes into manufacturing quickly. It’s at the moment slated for a late 2025 theatrical launch.
“I’ve at all times been an enormous fan of Silent Evening, Lethal Evening and may’t wait to convey Mike’s imaginative and prescient to followers of iconic slashers,” mentioned Cineverse Government Director of Acquisitions, Brandon Hill. “As we have now seen this yr, there continues to be unbelievable demand for impartial horror movies, and we consider this could ship robust audiences from theatrical to house leisure and streaming.”
Mentioned Nelson, “The chance to work with producers concerned with the unique Silent Evening, Lethal Evening on this challenge – and to associate with the group chargeable for releasing and advertising and marketing Terrifier 3 in such a artistic and profitable method (no strain) – is an honor. I’m trying ahead to getting manufacturing underway, and sharing my new tackle this compelling story.”
The deal was negotiated by Brandon Hill on behalf of Cineverse and Kevin Mills, Esquire of Kaye & Mills, on behalf of Schneid and Whitehead and Wonderwheel Leisure.
