Ex-UFC fighter and present Energy Slap competitor Paige VanZant in addition to social influencer turned bare-knuckle combating fanatic Bryce Corridor are lastly set to scream and bleed on the large display.
Skillhouse — a horror movie being produced by Ryan Kavanaugh’s GenTV productions — is about for a nationwide launch on July 11 through Fathom Leisure. Deadline first reported the information.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson stars within the lead position within the movie with Josh Stolberg, who’s greatest identified for his work in movies corresponding to Noticed X, Jigsaw and Piranha 3D, directing the movie.
The movie is billed as “a high-stakes social media nightmare the place 10 influencers are lured right into a sinister content material home and compelled to compete in deadly social media challenges – as a result of in Skillhouse, clout isn’t simply foreign money; it’s survival.”
Kavanaugh, who has produced quite a few main movies throughout his profession together with The Social Community, The Fighter and Mamma Mia!, might be greatest identified to struggle followers as a former proprietor of the social media community Triller, which is similar firm that owns BKFC.
“Skillhouse has been a revolutionary movie venture from the outset – one that’s thrilling and compelling for anybody on social media and horror followers of all ages,” Kavanaugh stated in a press release.
“Skillhouse is greater than only a horror movie, the venture is correct for the instances and breaks obstacles by leveraging the facility and enchantment of influencers and immerses them into the story. GenTV could be very happy to work with the group at Fathom in making a particular theatrical engagement for this movie.”
The film serves as VanZant’s first main movie position after she got here to fame within the UFC earlier than finally leaving to signal a profitable take care of BKFC. Extra lately, VanZant has been slapping her method up the ranks after becoming a member of Dana White’s Energy Slap promotion.
As for Corridor, he really takes on one of many lead roles within the movie, with a part of the film really shot in Sway Home — the place many high social influencers together with Corridor first made their declare to fame.
Skillhouse lands in theaters on the identical day because the extremely anticipated Superman film from author and director James Gunn.
