Overview
- Howard’s casting was reported Wednesday, joining a cast led by Aaron Paul with Barker and co-writer Cooper Tomlinson also starring.
- Barker directs the feature and co-wrote it with Tomlinson, with both also appearing on screen.
- The Focus Features release recently wrapped production in Vancouver, and plot details are being kept secret.
- Genre heavyweights are producing, including Jason Blum’s Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Roy Lee and Steven Schneider’s Spooky Pictures, and Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath’s Divide/Conquer, with support from Image Nation and the duo’s That’s a Bad Idea.
- The hire comes as Focus readies Barker’s festival breakout Obsession for a May 15 opening and as he signs on with A24 to reimagine The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, boosting industry attention on his next projects.