Radio Silence To Direct a Universal Monster Movie Abigail

[Kane52630]

‘Scream’ Directing Team Radio Silence Sets Next Film, A Monster Movie At Universal – Deadline

After helping relaunch the Scream franchise, the filmmaking collective known as Radio Silence has signed on to an untitled monster thriller at Universal Pictures. The group’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett will direct the project, with Chad Villella serving as producer alongside William Sherak, Paul Neinstein and James Vanderbilt at Project X Entertainment.

The script was written by Stephen Shields, with revisions by Guy Busick.

Tripp Vinson will produce as well with Radio Silence and Project X, who are recently coming off the huge success of Scream VI, which Bettinelli-Olpin & Gillett directed, Project X produced and Radio Silence’s Villella executive produced. Co-written by Vanderbilt, the film set a franchise-record opening at the global box office. The teams also collaborated on 2022’s Scream which reinvigorated the horror franchise.

Radio Silence was actually eyeing this as its potential next project following the first Scream pic but given how successful Scream turned out, Paramount wanted to move fast on a sequel and quickly got that film into production. With Scream VI breaking records, Radio Silence turns its eyes to getting its secret monster movie off the ground and lined this up as its next feature.

In the vein of Universal’s recent hits like The Invisible Man and Renfield, the untitled monster thriller provides a unique take on legendary monster lore and will represent a fresh, new direction for how to celebrate classic characters. Universal monster films are rooted in the horror genre, with no restrictions on budget, rating or genre. They are not part of a shared interconnected universe, which allows each film to stand on its own. This new direction is filmmaker-driven, inviting those with original, bold ideas to develop stories and pitch them.

Jay Polidoro, Holly Goline, Kelly Cannon and Jacqueline Garell are overseeing the latest project on behalf of the studio.

Previously, Radio Silence helmed the hit horror comedy Ready or Not. Other feature works include Southbound, Devil’s Due and V/H/S.

 

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Dan Stevens Joins Secret Monster Movie From ‘Scream’ Directors – Deadline

 

[Sawyer]

In the vein of Universal’s recent hits like The Invisible Man and Renfield, the untitled monster thriller provides a unique take on legendary monster lore and will represent a fresh, new direction for how to celebrate classic characters.

So… what are we thinking?

 

[Kane52630]

Gotta be either The Wolfman, Phantom of the Opera, or possibly Creature from the Black Lagoon. I doubt it's Frankenstein but who knows, maybe that's why they're keeping it a secret.

 

[Drizzle]

Gotta be either The Wolfman, Phantom of the Opera, or possibly Creature from the Black Lagoon. I doubt it's Frankenstein but who knows, maybe that's why they're keeping it a secret.

Process of elimination, really. They just covered Dracula (Renfield plus Last Voyage of the Demeter), The Invisible Man was fairly recent, I don't think they're going to reboot The Mummy just yet since it wasn't that long ago since the Tom Cruise movie, and Frankenstein doesn't seem likely since GDT has his version happening.

 

[Sawyer]

Honestly my first thought was Wolfman, considering how long it’s been since we got an update on that one.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Could be a retooling of Bride of Frankenstein that Angelina Jolie was going to be in a few years back.

 

[Pennywise]

‘Matilda: The Musical’ Star Alisha Weir Joins Melissa Barrera in Untitled Monster Movie From ‘Scream VI’ Filmmakers (Exclusive)

Plot details are being kept in the trunk of a car, but the project was at one point titled Dracula’s Daughter. That project centered on a group of kidnappers who abduct a band of young people, one of whom ends up being the titular character. Woe then betides the kidnappers.

Weir is playing the kidnappee who proves to be more than she appears, with Barrera playing one of the kidnappers.

 

[Pennywise]

Giancarlo Esposito Joins Monster Movie From Radio Silence – Deadline

 

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Angus Cloud Dead: Fez on 'Euphoria' Was 25 - Variety

 

[Sawyer]

 

[#root]

That is just so unbelievably tragic. My heart goes out to his family who also just lost his father last week.

 

[Man in the Suit]

Production wrapped last week.

Spoiler: Title Confirmed

 

[Kane52630]

I'm so here for this.

So glad they kept Melissa Barrera.

 

[#root]

Edit: Whoops didn’t realise that was an r rated trailer . But this looks great.

 

[Kane52630]

Trailer looks a lot of fun, it's looks like a companion piece to Ready or Not.

 

[Sawyer]

I enjoyed their Screams well enough (the first more than VI), but I definitely hope this is more in the same vein as Ready or Not.

 

[Gothamsknight]

Trailer looks a lot of fun, it's looks like a companion piece to Ready or Not.

Exactly my thoughts, which is music to my ears. Can't wait for this!

 

[Lasirius]

It does look very Ready or Not in tone. Here for this.