Emmy-nominated administrators and “American Vandal” co-writers Kevin and Matthew McManus are again at SXSW with a revenge thriller that calls to thoughts one other filmmaking duo: The Daniels.
The McManus brothers co-wrote and co-directed “Redux Redux,” an motion movie that spans varied multiverses. That sprint of Daniels’ Greatest Image-winning “All the things In all places All at As soon as” might make “Redux Redux” one of many buzziest titles at SXSW 2025 (the place “All the things In all places All at As soon as” additionally premiered, thoughts you).
The official synopsis for “Redux Redux” reads: “In an try and avenge her daughter’s demise, Irene Kelly travels by parallel universes, killing her daughter’s assassin time and again. She grows hooked on the revenge streak, placing her personal humanity in jeopardy.”
Michaela McManus (Kevin and Matthew’s sister, and their frequent star) leads the movie, together with supporting turns from Stella Marcus, Jim Cummings, Taylor Misiak, Grace Van Dien, and Jeremy Holm.
“Redux Redux” is debuting at SXSW as a gross sales title. The McManus duo beforehand premiered their darkish comedy function “Funeral Kings” on the competition in 2012. Kevin and Matthew McManus informed IndieWire in an interview on the time that they’ve all the time aspired to be filmmakers.
“We received hooked on filmmaking throughout fifth or sixth grade,” the brothers mentioned. “It was after a few faculty tasks that we requested our dad if we might carry his camcorder to our greatest pal’s home. He was cool with it, so long as we have been actually cautious… it didn’t take lengthy for us to drive it into the bottom. We filmed a lot that it fully stopped working.”
The duo additional cited the affect of playwright Martin McDonagh on their filmography. “We have been studying quite a lot of performs by Martin McDonagh on the time,” they mentioned in 2012. “He finds the proper mix of darkish humor, plausible characters, and a compelling storyline.”
Kevin and Matthew McManus beforehand helmed 2020 horror movie “The Block Island Sound,” which additionally starred their “Redux Redux” lead actress Michaela McManus.
Kevin and Matthew McManus have been writers and producers on the beloved scripted anthology collection “American Vandal,” which used the template of true-crime documentaries to fictionalize real-life tales. The Netflix collection was canceled after two seasons in 2018. “American Vandal” garnered a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination, and was amongst IndieWire’s Greatest TV Reveals of 2017. Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda co-created the present.
“Redux Redux” premieres Saturday, March 8 at SXSW. XYZ Movies is dealing with North American gross sales and Blue Finch Movies dealing with worldwide gross sales. Try the teaser, an IndieWire unique, beneath.