Horror Film Dangerous Games To Play Secures Distribution Deals; First Look and Cast Announced for Badlands by Altitude, Scott Strauss, and Thunder Road
EXCLUSIVE: The first details have emerged about the upcoming horror film Dangerous Games To Play, an early project from former Sony executive Scott Strauss and Thunder Road’s genre label, Badlands.
Filming has recently concluded on this supernatural horror, directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández, known for Crawlers. The story follows four high school students who stumble upon a book of supernatural games, enabling them to make contact with the other side.
The screenplay, penned by Evan Spiliotopoulos, is based on Lucia Peters’ novel, Dangerous Games To Play In The Dark. The cast includes Lucas Dutra, Sara Sedran, Danija Areande, and Shaun O’Callaghan. They portray unsuspecting teenagers who realize too late that the games they are engaging in are occult rituals designed by a sinister entity intending to claim their souls. Notably, horror veteran Javier Botet, recognized for his work in It, will also join the cast.
Since the project was first announced, Altitude has secured multiple international distribution deals, covering regions such as ANZ (Umbrella), Benelux (18k), Eastern Europe excluding Poland (Prorom), France (SND), Germany (Wildbunch), Greece (Spentzos), India & Malaysia (MVP), Indonesia (PT Prima), Latin America (B F Distribution), the Middle East (Phars), Poland (Kinoswiat), the Philippines (Pioneer), Portugal (Lusomundo), Spain (Youplanet), Taiwan (Vie Vision), and Vietnam (Mockingbird).
Altitude is scheduled to present the first footage of the film at the upcoming Cannes market and will continue negotiations in remaining territories.
Representatives for the cast include Leonor Babo for Dutra, Chiara Mocci at Black & White for Sedran, Areande, who is self-represented, Christina Sheppard at The Artists Partnership for O’Callaghan, and Diana Ellerker for Botet.
