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| Directed by | Gavin Polone |
| Written by | Andrew Kevin Walker |
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Psycho Killer is an upcoming horror-thriller film [1] directed by Gavin Polone in his feature directorial debut, written by Andrew Kevin Walker, and starring Georgina Campbell, Logan Miller and James Preston Rogers. The film follows police officer Jane Thorne on her mission to take down a serial killer known as "the Satanic Slasher" after he murdered her state trooper husband.
The film will be released theatrically in the United States by 20th Century Studios on February 20, 2026.
The film was directed by Gavin Polone in his feature directorial debut, [3] from a screenplay written by Andrew Kevin Walker, and co-produced by New Regency Pictures, Constantin Film and Vertigo Entertainment, [4] with Roy Lee, Walker, Miri Yoon and Matt Berenson serving as producers. [1]
The project was in development for several years and with different filmmakers. An early draft of the script appeared online in 2007. [5] In March 2009, Fred Durst announced that he was going to direct the film, [6] scheduled to begin shooting in August 2009. [7] In June 2009, Durst said that Psycho Killer would be his next film. [8] However, on November 2, 2010, TheWrap reported that Gavin Polone would direct the film and that Eli Roth and Eric Newman would produce it, with StudioCanal attached to fully finance the film with a budget estimated between $13 and 17 million. Shooting was expected to begin in Michigan late in the second quarter of 2011. [9] Roth was still attached to the project up until 2011. [10] On May 16, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Germany's K5 International would finance and produce the film. [11]
On February 10, 2023, Collider reported that New Regency had greenlit the film with Georgina Campbell playing the lead, and that shooting was expected to begin early in the second quarter. [3]
On April 25, 2024, it was reported that the film had earned an R rating for "strong bloody violence, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language". [5]
On November 2, 2010, it was reported that the film was in the midst of casting, with the producers expecting to cast a rising actress "who audiences are familiar with, but don't know as a star just yet" to play the lead. The actress' name was not revealed. [9]
On February 10, 2023, Collider reported that Georgina Campbell would play the film's lead. [3] On March 31, 2023, Deadline reported that Logan Miller had joined the cast and would play Marvin, described as "a goth-type nebbish who works for the mysterious Pendleton in his massive mansion", and that Campbell would play police officer Jane Thorne, who is on a mission to take down a serial killer known as "the Satanic Slasher" following the murder of her state trooper husband. [2]
On April 17, 2023, Deadline reported that former professional wrestler [12] James Preston Rogers would play the title character, a serial killer known as "the Satanic Slasher". [1]
Principal photography was completed by 2023. [13]
Psycho Killer will be released theatrically in the United States by 20th Century Studios on February 20, 2026. [13]