Radio Silence Productions

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Radio Silence Productions
Company type Private
Industry
Predecessor Chad, Matt & Rob
Founded2011;13 years ago (2011)
Founders
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Key people
  • Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
  • Tyler Gillett
  • Chad Villella
Website hiradiosilence.com

Radio Silence Productions is an American film and television production company, founded in 2011 by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella. [1] The group is known for the horror films Ready or Not , Scream and Scream VI , as well as their previous work together as Chad, Matt & Rob. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Members

Radio Silence was formed in 2011 by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella. The collective had worked together previously as Chad, Matt & Rob and were known for their blend of comedy, adventure, sci-fi and horror. Martinez later left the group. [5]

Film

V/H/S

The Radio Silence segment of V/H/S titled 10/31/98 is set on Halloween as a group of friends go in search for a Halloween party. According to an interview with Complex, Radio Silence was brought into the V/H/S fold after producer Brad Miska saw Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly. Their segment was shot over four days around Los Angeles in August 2011. [6]

The film was purchased at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival by Magnolia Pictures for slightly over $1 million. [7] Limited theatrical release began October 5, 2012 in the United States and November 1, 2012 in Argentina. It was released onto DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download on December 4, 2012, and a limited edition VHS version was released on February 5, 2013.

Devil's Due

In 2014, the group's horror film Devil's Due was released on January 17, 2014, by 20th Century Fox. Made for $7 million, the film went on to gross $36.9 million. Director Eli Roth was vocal in his support of the film and in a series of posts on his official Twitter account, wrote "Don't pre-judge Devil's Due because Rosemary's Baby is a 'holy grail' movie. It's so smart, creative, inventive, and fun. Very very scary. The guys at Radio Silence killed it. Devil's Due is a legit scary, smart, horror film. So many awesome scenes. I loved it." [8] [9] Scott Weinberg of Fearnet described the film as "a darkly passionate homage to Rosemary's Baby, the similarities are both intentional and affectionate." [10]

Southbound

Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016. [11] The New York Times' Neil Genzlinger gave the film a positive review and wrote "Its five segments do what they're supposed to do—unsettle you—but as a bonus, they also leave you wanting more. These are fragments more than complete stories, and the incompleteness is its own kind of creepiness. The filmmakers aren't after tidy tales, neatly connected and concluded. They know that the human mind finds loose ends unnerving." Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times , who wrote that "It's one of the smartest and scariest movies in recent memory" [12] [13] and Rolling Stone's David Ehrlich wrote that the movie was "Like episodes of Twilight Zone that a baked Rod Serling might have written after watching Carnival of Souls , these chapters are eerie to the extreme, and seedy enough to make you feel like you're watching something you were never meant to see. It gets under your skin because it knows there's nothing scarier than realizing that—no matter how far you drive—the evil in your rearview mirror is always closer than it appears." [14]

Ready or Not

Ready or Not is a 2019 American black comedy horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. The film stars Samara Weaving as a newlywed who becomes hunted by her spouse's family as part of their wedding night ritual. Mark O'Brien portrays her husband, with Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, and Andie MacDowell as members of his family. Ready or Not had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 27, 2019, and was theatrically released on August 21, 2019 by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It grossed over $57 million against a $6 million budget, making just under 29 million both domestically and overseas. [15] The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, for its blend of subversive humor and crowd pleasing thrills. [16]

Phobias

Phobias is a 2021 anthology horror film which was executive produced by Radio Silence and was released on March 19, 2021 by Vertical Entertainment. [17]

V/H/S/94

In June 2020, it was announced that a reboot of the V/H/S franchise was in development, with a fourth installment titled V/H/S/94 . [18] The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2021. [19] The film was released on Shudder on October 6, 2021.

Scream (2022)

In March 2020, it was announced that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett would direct and Chad Villella would executive produce the fifth installment of the Scream franchise and that the film was currently in development. [20] [21] In June 2020, Variety reported that the film was set to be distributed by Paramount Pictures. [22] The film was released on January 14, 2022. [23]

V/H/S/99

V/H/S/99 is a 2022 anthology horror film which is co-produced by Radio Silence and was released on October 20, 2022 by Shudder. [24]

Scream VI

Scream VI , a sequel to the 2022 film was released on March 10, 2023 by Paramount Pictures. [25]

V/H/S/85

V/H/S/85 is a 2023 anthology horror film which was produced by Radio Silence and was released on October 6, 2023 by Shudder. [26]

Escape from New York

On November 17, 2022, it was revealed that Radio Silence would be directing a sequel to Escape from New York , with Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, and Radio Silence producing, and John Carpenter serving as an executive producer. The film will be released by 20th Century Studios. [27] In early 2024, the filmmakers confirmed they were no longer involved in the project. [28]

Digital

Chad, Matt & Rob

The group first worked together on a series of Interactive Adventures and a found footage short film called Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly for the Chad, Matt & Rob website. [29] [30]

The Crawl

On Halloween 2016, the trio premiered their first podcast titled The Crawl with Radio Silence described as "In-depth conversations with film and TV artists of all stripes for a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most interesting and overlooked careers in entertainment." The Crawl is co-hosted by Thom Newell, and recorded & edited by Anselm Kennedy. [31]

Filmography

Films

Release dateFilmDirector(s)Distributor(s)
October 5, 2012 V/H/S Adam Wingard
David Bruckner
Ti West
Glenn McQuaid
Joe Swanberg
Radio Silence		 Magnet Releasing
January 17, 2014 Devil's Due Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Tyler Gillett 		20th Century Fox
February 5, 2016 Southbound Roxanne Benjamin
David Bruckner
Patrick Horvath
Radio Silence		 The Orchard
August 21, 2019 Ready or Not Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Tyler Gillett		 Fox Searchlight Pictures
March 19, 2021Phobias Camilla Belle
Maritte Lee Go
Chris von Hoffmann
Joe Sill
Jess Varley		 Vertical Entertainment
October 6, 2021 V/H/S/94 Jennifer Reeder
Chloe Okuno
Simon Barrett
Timo Tjahjanto
Ryan Prows
Steven Kostanski 		Shudder
January 14, 2022 Scream Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Tyler Gillett		 Paramount Pictures
October 20, 2022 V/H/S/99 [32] Johannes Roberts
Vanessa Winter
Joseph Winter
Maggie Levin
Tyler MacIntyre
Flying Lotus 		Shudder
March 10, 2023 Scream VI [33] Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Tyler Gillett		Paramount Pictures
October 6, 2023 V/H/S/85 [34] David Bruckner
Scott Derrickson
Gigi Saul Guerrero
Natasha Kermani
Mike P. Nelson		Shudder
April 19, 2024 Abigail Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Tyler Gillett		 Universal Pictures

Upcoming films

Release dateFilmDirector(s)Distributor(s)
2025 Fountain of Youth Guy Ritchie Apple TV+ [35]

In development

FilmDirector(s)Distributor(s)
Escape from New York [27] Radio Silence20th Century Studios
The Ice Beneath Her [36] Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Tyler Gillett		 STX Entertainment
Reunion [37] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Television

In development

YearSeriesCreators(s)Network(s)
TBAThe Butcher & the Wren [38] Jennifer Yale—

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