Genre Studio Welcome Villain Films Acquires Gory Thriller ‘Beaten to Death’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Welcome Villain Films, a relatively new genre studios, has acquired North American rights to the gory thriller “Beaten to Death.” The company plans to release the film in select theaters this summer with a digital release to follow.
Directed by Sam Curtain from a script he co-wrote with Benjamin Jung-Clarke, “Beaten to Death” unfolds after a desperate choice leads a man named Jack down a path that leaves him beaten and bruised as he struggles against man, nature, and his own insanity.
According to the official logline, Jack, “stranded in the middle of nowhere after barely surviving a horrific assault, encounters one local after another and quickly learns that a sick game of cat and mouse is about to begin.
Battling the deranged country psychos and the harsh landscape, Jack must go to extreme lengths to survive.” “From the initial story inception, I wanted to achieve two things,” Curtain said. “I knew I wanted to create a visceral and violent experience, but I also wanted to find beauty in the frame.
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