Faces of Death | |
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Directed by | Daniel Goldhaber |
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Based on | Faces of Death by Gorgon [1] |
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Cinematography | Isaac Bauman |
Edited by | Taylor Levy |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7.4 million |
Faces of Death is an upcoming American horror film and remake of the 1978 film of the same name. Directed by Daniel Goldhaber and co-written with Isa Mazzei, it stars Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Charli XCX and Jermaine Fowler.
A woman who moderates a YouTube-like platform, responsible for filtering out any content that is offensive or violent, comes across a group on the website that appears to be re-enacting the murders from the original film. However, given the digital age of widespread misinformation online, are these murders real or fake? [2]
The rights to the 1978 horror film Faces of Death were reported in May 2021 to have been acquired by Legendary Entertainment. The writing team Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei were hired, with Goldhaber set as director. [2] Susan Montford and Don Murphy produced under Angry Films, while Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath under their Divide/Conquer banner. [3] John Burrud, who also produced the original film, serves as a producer. [2]
In April and May 2023, Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Charli XCX and Jermaine Fowler were announced as the lead cast. [3] [4] [5] On a production budget of $7.4 million (before tax incentives), [6] principal photography began in New Orleans on April 10, 2023, under the working title Home Movies, and wrapped on May 12, 2023. [7] [3] [8] Pick-up shots were done in early 2024. [9]
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