KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Home School, the first in an eight-film franchise of supernatural thrillers starring two-time Kids Choice Award winner Charli D'Amelio, will be produced by EGOT nominee (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) Ryan Kavanaugh—directed by F. Javier Gutierrez.
Kavanaugh has brought more than 200 feature films, and 40 TV shows to audiences worldwide, and this will be the second film to list on the entertainment stock exchange, esx.io.
Award-winning visionary horror film director Gutiérrez (Before the Fall, Rings) has come on board to direct. Home School marks the live-action feature film debut of D'Amelio, the first TikTokker to accrue 100 million followers on the platform.
Production begins July 2022, according to a statement.
“We've been developing this project for a few years to bring something new and exciting to the screen. Having Javier direct and Charli star is the perfect package. We are going for 'The Sixth Sense' meets 'Get Out’,” said Kavanaugh.
In Home School, Charli will play ‘Mira’, a 17-year-old who moves to a different town to live with her aunt after her mother passes away. After arriving in what seems like the all-too-perfect town, Mira soon discovers that her mother's death and her own future are intertwined supernaturally.
“As soon as I read Home School, I knew it was for me. I connected with the character, Mira, the story, the script, and the team. I knew if I was going to do a movie, it needed to be something fun, edgy, and fresh,” says D’Amelio.
Meanwhile, Gutiérrez said: “When Ryan and I met while developing The Crow remake with Luke Evans, we knew we wanted to foster a creative partnership further. I'm thrilled for Home School to mark our first official project together.”
Home School is written by Casey Giltner, a Minneapolis-based screenwriter whose script On the First Day of Christmas was featured on the 2021 BloodList and was recently picked up by Village Roadshow and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
SVP of Production at Proxima, Daniel Herther, who shepherded the development of Home School, will be producing as well. Kavanaugh's partner Bobby Sarnevesht and Marc, Heidi, and Dixie D'Amelio will serve as executive producers.
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