Ex-UFC fighter and present Energy Slap competitor Paige VanZant in addition to social influencer turned bare-knuckle preventing 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 ready 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 similar 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 forex; 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 battle followers as a former proprietor of the social media community Triller, which is identical firm that owns BKFC.
“Skillhouse has been a revolutionary movie undertaking 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 undertaking is true for the occasions and breaks obstacles by leveraging the facility and enchantment of influencers and immerses them into the story. GenTV may be very happy to work with the workforce 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 ultimately leaving to signal a profitable take care of BKFC. Extra just lately, VanZant has been slapping her manner up the ranks after becoming a member of Dana White’s Energy Slap promotion.
As for Corridor, he truly takes on one of many lead roles within the movie, with a part of the film truly 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.
