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Faces of Death Remake Drops Age-Restricted Teaser, Sets April 10 Theatrical Release

An unbranded, age-restricted YouTube upload hints at a meta exploration of viral violence.

Overview

  • The first teaser was quietly posted Jan. 27 to a YouTube channel named "sportsfan3456" as a mature-content video.
  • The film reframes the 1978 shockumentary as a story about a video-site moderator confronting recreated killings and the question of what is real or fabricated.
  • Filmed in 2023 in Louisiana, the delayed project is directed by Daniel Goldhaber from a script co-written with Isa Mazzei.
  • The ensemble features Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Jermaine Fowler, Charli XCX and Aaron Holliday.
  • It is rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, sexual content, nudity, language and drug use, with the teaser showcasing disturbing imagery.