Brett & Drew Pierce Selected to Write and Direct Supernatural Horror ‘Room 428’ For Screen Gems; ‘Black Phone’ Trio Producer

special: Brett and Drew Pearce (Pity) was auditioning to write and direct supernatural horror room 428 For screen numbers.

The plot details of the movie are kept secret. But filmmaker Scott Derrickson (sad, doctor weird), screenwriters S. Robert Cargill and Cheryl Clarke are producing Crooked Highway. The news about the trio’s latest project is in the wake of the release of their hit horror feature. black phoneAdapted from a screenplay by Derrickson and Cargill, this was based on a story of the same name written by Joe Hill. The project also marks Derrickson’s return to Screen Gems, who previously directed films. Emily Rose’s exorcism Y save us from evil Scott Strauss and Giselle Johnson will oversee for the studio room 428 For screen numbers.

The last horror movie was directed by The Pierce Brothers. PityIt was a dormant hit for IFC Midnight. Since the film’s release in 2020, it has been at number one at the US box office for six consecutive weekends, making it the first post-release film to hold the record. avatar in 2009. Pity It was made available to stream on Netflix on July 31, and subsequently became one of the top 10 most-watched movies in the US. The Pierce brothers are making their directorial debut with the cult zombie movie. deadIt started during the festival circuit in 2011.

Crooked Highway’s, released in the US in June black phone Watch as a 13-year-old boy (Mason Thames) is kidnapped by a child killer (Ethan Hawke) and locked in a soundproof basement, as he begins to receive calls from a dead phone from the killer’s previous victims. Universal Pictures has grossed more than $142 million worldwide to date.

Brett and Drew Pearce are represented by A3 Artists Agency, Gotham Group and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Crooked Highway from WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Johnson, Shapiro, Slewitt & Kole.