“Stranger Things” and Ghostbusters: Afterlife star Finn Wolfhard is the co-writer, co-director and star of the upcoming horror-comedy slasher movie Hell of a Summer, and distributor NEON (Longlegs) has announced that they’re bringing the film to theaters in 2025.
No exact release date has been provided. Stay tuned.
Finn Wolfhard wrote and directed the upcoming movie alongside Billy Bryk (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), with both actors also starring in the film. The cast also includes Fred Hechinger (Fear Street 1994), as well as D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (“Reservation Dogs”), Abby Quinn (“Mad About You”), and Pardis Saremi (“Career Opportunities in Murder and Mayhem”).
Meagan Navarro wrote in her festival review for Bloody Disgusting, “Slasher riffs and parodies date back nearly as long as slashers themselves, dissecting the enduring tropes and familiar formulas. In Hell of a Summer, first-time directors/writers Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk frame their slasher riff as a buddy comedy from the perspective of teens, aimed solely at teens. The directors’ acting backgrounds translate to an ensemble of entertaining and lively performances, though their debut is less effective in form and slasher thrills.”
“Wolfhard and Bryk evoke multiple movie references and lean into slasher conventions, but the focus is all about giving a voice to a specific demographic,” Meagan’s review continues. “On that front, it succeeds; Hell of a Summer isn’t really a slasher comedy so much as it is a representation of actual teens telling a story about transitioning into adulthood. That alone will win over its target audience and then some, but it’s clear that Wolfhard and Bryk are still at the earliest stages of honing their craft in form and technique. With a strong voice and a clear sense of ambition, though, the first-time filmmakers are ones to watch.”
Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan, Parts & Labor’s Jay Van Hoy, Wolfhard, Bryk and Hechinger produced the film. 30West fully financed and is executive producing Hell of a Summer, in addition to co-representing the U.S. rights alongside CAA Media Finance.
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