Sony’s ‘Home to Darkness’ Joins ‘Somebody in Your House’ Director and ‘The Invitation’ Writer (Exclusive)

Sony is moving on a novel adaptation for 2020 main before darkadded filmmaker Patrick Brice to direct from a script by Blair Butler. 21 laps, with Sean Levy leading the production track behind Weird stuff s the adam projectproduced.

The film’s plot, which is in early development, is being kept under wraps, but centers on Riley Sager’s book about a young woman, Maggie, whose family fled their Victorian home 25 years earlier as a result of the event that inspired her father. to write it. . A bestselling non-fiction book that says they were haunted. Maggie, now an adult, doesn’t remember the events and doesn’t believe her father’s book. But when he inherits the old family home after his father’s death, he begins to wonder if there’s more to the house than he thought.

Senior Vice President Emily Morris and Creative Executive Emily Feher will oversee the adaptation of 21 Circles.

Bryce finally made a horror movie is there someone in your house for Netflix and cut his teeth in 2014 stolea low-budget film starring Mark Duplass that became a cult hit and spawned a sequel in 2017. He also directed episodes of The Duplass Brothers. room 104 Also a Sundance feature corporate animalsWith Demi Moore, Jessica Williams and Ed Helms stay for the nightTaylor Schilling, Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman and Judith Godrech star.

main before dark is a meeting of Sony and Butler, with the launch of Sony’s Screen Gems Invitation In cinemas on weekends. Butler’s previous credits include the 2019 horror film. polaroid and the slasher of 2018 hellish party. Previously, he was a producer on the Hulu and Marvel series. Helland develop Omega with Sony Pictures and Mortal Kombat Directed by Simon McQuaid.

Bryce is recommended by CAA, Grandview and Jackoway Austen. Butler is represented by CAA, Industry Entertainment and Lichter Grossman. Sager is represented by Hotchkiss Daily & Associates and Trellis Literary.