By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Here’s another film to prey on your fear of spiders.
Roadside Attractions and Saban Films have announced their acquisition of U.S. rights to CRAWLERS, which they will release nationwide October 2. Originally titled ARACHNID, it was directed by Angel Gómez Hernández (DON’T LISTEN) and scripted by Jayson Rothwell (SILENT NIGHT), and stars Matilda Lutz from Coralie Fargeat’s REVENGE, Gregg Sulkin, Melina Matthews, Chris Rogers, William Miller and Isabella Egizi. The synopsis: “In CRAWLERS, Serena [Lutz], the overworked and underappreciated manager of the Paradiso Palms apartment complex, discovers a mysterious death. But what begins as a suspected viral outbreak quickly spirals into something far more terrifying: a catastrophic infestation of venomous spiders spreading rapidly through the building. Trapped by a quarantine with no way out, residents are forced into a desperate fight for survival as the threat multiplies by the second. Armed only with her intimate knowledge of the building, Serena may be the only one who can keep them alive—if she can confront her deepest fear.”
“We knew we wanted CRAWLERS the moment we saw it—it’s a viciously entertaining thrill ride, as fun as it is terrifying,” say Roadside Attractions co-presidentsHoward Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff.
“It is said we are never more than three feet from a spider,” says Scott Strauss, president of Badlands Productions, whose principals include the producers of the JOHN WICK franchise. “Now they’re coming to a theater near you! The filmmaking team is over the moon to partner with Roadside and Saban on the theatrical release of CRAWLERS.”
“CRAWLERS is a uniquely visceral horror experience that gets under your skin in the best way possible,” say Saban Films co-presidents Shanan Becker and Jonathan Saba. “It’s a true, unapologetic genre film that delivers the kind of squirm-in-your-seat, racing-heart moments that horror fans live for. It masterfully blends edge-of-your-seat thrills with the high-octane fun we’ve come to expect from the producers of JOHN WICK.”
