EXCLUSIVE: Sixth Dimension, Studiocanal’s new in-house style label led by Jed Benedict, has picked up international rights excluding North America to the reboot of 1984 slasher movie Silent Night time, Lethal Night time. The mission, which is the label’s first acquisition, is heading into manufacturing this spring and is slated for a late 2025 theatrical launch.
Studiocanal will deal with worldwide gross sales of the mission on the upcoming European Movie Market and distribute in its personal territories within the UK & Eire, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux and Poland. The mission was acquired from next-generation leisure studio Cineverse, which can launch the mission in North America.
Silent Night time, Lethal Night time is a reimagining of Charles E. Sellier Jr.’s cult horror traditional during which a younger boy witnesses the homicide of his mother and father by the hands of a person dressed as Santa, solely to develop up and turn into a killer himself. Haunted by trauma and fueled by a twisted sense of justice, he dons the purple swimsuit, turning the arrival calendar right into a collection of nights of terror. As Christmas eve approaches, a small city turns into his newest looking floor, the place the naughty and dangerous pay the final word value. Mixing psychological horror, brutal slasher thrills and a contact of the supernatural and, shockingly, a sprinkle of romance, the movie hopes to ship a contemporary new tackle the final word vacation nightmare.
The reboot is written and directed by Mike P. Nelson (Unsuitable Flip, V/H/S/85) and produced by the unique 1984 Tri-Star movie’s producers Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead. The chief producers embody Jamie R. Thompson, Anthony Masi and Steven Schneider. Erick Opeka, Yolanda Macias, Brandon Hill and Brad Miska will function exec producers for Cineverse, which not too long ago launched Damien Leon’s Terrifier 3 in North America, the place it grossed $55 million.
“At Sixth Dimension, our mission is to search out daring, high-concept style motion pictures from nice storytellers,” stated Benedict. “We discovered precisely that in Mike P. Nelson’s thrilling imaginative and prescient and mixed with the virtuoso Cineverse staff, Jamie R. Thompson, the unique Silent Night time, Lethal Night time 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!’”
Studiocanal’s Head of Worldwide Gross sales for Movies & TV Collection Chloé Marquet and Chief Business Officer Anne Chérel stated: “We’re extremely excited to launch worldwide gross sales of this mission in Berlin. As a cult and iconic IP, mixed with the profitable staff behind the latest hit Terrifier 3, we’re assured it is going to be a scorching title at EFM, eagerly awaited at yr’s finish for its launch.”
Cineverse Chief Content material Officer Macias stated: “This movie has robust IP and fan curiosity that we anticipate to translate globally. We couldn’t be happier with Studiocanal’s Sixth Dimension as our companion to convey this new imaginative and prescient of the long-lasting franchise to audiences around the globe.”