Sam Evenson, the YouTube horror star behind the hugely popular Grimoire Horror channel, has teamed up with “Smile” producers Temple Hill Entertainment and Anton to adapt his viral horror short “Ignore It” into his feature directorial debut. The film, which Evenson will write and direct, follows a family who fights to survive living with a terrifying entity known only as ‘The Woman,’ who will kill you if you acknowledge her. As per the synopsis: “Their one rule for survival: ignore it.” Lily Collias, who was recently seen in “Roofman” and broke out in India Donaldson’s acclaimed 2024 Sundance and Cannes bowing feature “Good One,” is set to lead the cast.
Anton is launching sales in Toronto. Speziale’s original story has built a passionate following, while Evenson’s short has amassed over 12 million views on YouTube with an active, fast-growing fan community across TikTok’s HorrorTok ecosystem. Speziale and Evenson are now collaborating to expand the original premise and shape the story for a feature length film.
Recently tipped to follow in the footsteps of Curry Barker and Kane Parsons from YouTube to feature films, Evenson has seen his channel Grimoire Horror grow past 199,000 subscribers and his short films draw tens of millions of views. He is also a VFX artist, with credits spanning the Academy Award-winning “Dune: Part Two,” HBO’s “The Last of Us” and Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Variety recently announced that he was developing another of his viral shorts, “Mora,” into a feature with Neon, although “Ignore It” will go into production first. Anton is also fully financing the film and handling worldwide sales.
With Sam at the helm and Lily Collias as Becca, we can’t wait to bring this spine-chilling, emotional thrill ride of a movie to audiences around the world.” Evenson is repped by UTA, Untitled, and Ziffren Brittenham. Speziale is repped by Verve and Story Driven and VanderKloot Law. Collias is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
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