A24 is looking to snap up Australian horror flick Talk to Me across Northern America, following the Australian film's buzzy premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2023. According to , the studio🐻 is currently in final n🦂egotiations with Bankside Films over the US distribution rights, and has made a seven-figure offer.
Written and directed by filmmaking brother duo Danny and Michael Philippou, who made a name for themselves via their YouTube channel RackaRacka, the movie centers on a group of teens who conduct a séance at a party. Mia (Sophia Wilde), having not long lost her mother, is particularly keen to converse with those on the other side – but the spirits they manage to contact turn out to be anything but friendly. Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Djanji, Zoe Terakes, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Lord of the Rings' Miranda Otto round out the supporting cast.
.𒐪 was just as much of a fan, stating in his review: "Refreshingly low-concept and surprisingly scary, Talk to Me grabs a hold of you by the wrist and refuses to let go. It's nasty, mean-spirited fun from start to finish."
"There's a refreshing ru🌳thlessness to this cautionary tale that plays like a surge of adrenaline; it makes for one hell of an introduction to Danny and Michael Philippou's brutal brand of horror," claims .
Check o🦂ut some more reꦏactions out of Sundance below...
TALK TO ME is a super gnarly take on the “f—k around and find out” subgenre of horror. Hits hard in the first tw𒆙o minutes & keeps amping things up from there. I really dug the hell out of it a lot - great performances, story & FX. #Sundance #Sundance2023 #TalktoMe pic.twitter.com/keIYpH4ncl
TALK TO ME is the future of horror. Its name is RackaRacka. of the best debut features I’ve ever seen and easily the prize of #Sundance2023. Depraved, disturbing, hilarious, transcendent. This movie put the crowd in a choke hold and I can’t wait to see it 10 more times. pic.twitter.com/dy♌XOSfC5WP
TALK TO ME: Wish this had spent more time interrogating its racial subtext and less time doing the ♚who🌠le It’s Trauma shuffle. But when it’s just going berserk in those horror sequences? Yeah, that shit hit hard. Ending was a banger, and Sophie Wilde has the goods. #Sundance pic.twitter.com/CBDhQQUNsD
Watching TALK TO ME right🍸 before bed was a bad idea. A gnarly, vicious, and ultimately very bleak horror movie that's full of distressing imagery. Takes a little bit to get going, but once it does it doesn't hold back. I'm upset! pic.twitter.com/GxoFlZle0A
I completely get why @A24 has jumped on 'Talk to 🃏Me' from directors Danny and 💧Michael Philippou, it's terrifying! Revamped teenage horror, well paced & good story. But beware, it's relentless & gory, glad I saw it before nightfall. #SundanceFilmFestival #Sundance pic.twitter.com/3fehEidXRH
A24 is no stranger to releasing genre flicks, having launched the likes of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Bodies Bodies Bodies, Saint Maud, The Lighthouse, Hereditary, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Midsommar, Men🦩, X, and Pearl over the last few years.
For now, Talk to Me has yet to confirm a US or UK release date but we'll be sure to keep you posted. While we wait for more news, check out our list of the most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming movies coming our way in 2023 and beyond.
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