Lil Rel Howery is ready to make his directorial debut and star within the horror comedy Haunted Heist, which is able to co-star Tiffany Haddish. The movie was written by Carl Reid, who co-wrote the script for Hulu’s 2024 launch Mr. Crocket, a horror film a couple of sinister kids’s tv present host. French distribution outfit The Coven, which not too long ago loved large success with Terrifier 3, will distribute Haunted Heist.
The plot, in line with Deadline, is as follows:
…4 estranged mates reunite at what seems to be a typical home. However one pal has ulterior motives; he plans to rob the place and wishes their assist to search out an vintage value a fortune. However the home is straight up haunted, and the group should squash their variations to outlive the night time and an insane pack of ghosts.
Whereas the complete premise sounds promising, the phrase “insane pack of ghosts” will definitely pique the curiosity of the horror neighborhood. Think about what kinds of spectral characters a particular results crew may give you to do battle with Howery, Haddish, and the remainder of the solid. If performed proper, the movie may very well be on the extent of Ghostbusters or Beetlejuice.
One one that appears particularly pumped is Howery himself, who stated, “I’m so excited to be engaged on this mission in entrance and behind the digicam… It’s going to be a lot enjoyable.”
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Howery may even produce Haunted Heist alongside manufacturing crew Dying Floor’s Josh Feldman and Sean King O’Grady, who produced Howery’s Hulu horror movie The Mill in addition to Mr. Crocket. Feras Majid Shammami and Jesse Ford of Robinwood7 will co-produce, with Priscilla Ross Smith and Kendall Anlian executive-producing.
Horror followers know Howery greatest for his portrayal of Rod Williams, the conspiracy theory-loving TSA agent, in Jordan Peele’s 2017 hit Get Out, which gained an Academy Award for greatest authentic screenplay and cemented Peele’s standing as a supreme purveyor of socially aware horror tales. Rod offers a lot of the movie’s comedian reduction, so Howery helming a horror comedy looks as if a match made in heaven.
Howery has additionally appeared within the movies Judas and the Black Messiah, Free Man, Reunion, and Spin Me Spherical, in addition to exhibits like Insecure and Poker Face. Haddish starred in Women Journey, Evening College, Like a Boss, the Key and Peele film Keanu, and Dangerous Boys: Journey or Die. She and Howery additionally appeared collectively in The Carmichael Present, Uncle Drew, and their 2023 Greatest Mates Comedy Tour.
“We’re all the time searching for one thing enjoyable and contemporary. One of the best Saturday night time film that an viewers may hope for,” stated The Coven’s Priscilla Smith. “Haddish and Howery will knock this out of the park.”
Haunted Heist
is ready to start filming in January 2025. A launch date has but to be introduced.