If it is useless to introduce Ken and Ryu to you, the Philippou brothers are less known in our region. The name of Rack Rack may be more familiar to you. This YouTube channel, combining horror and comedy, allowed them to practice during the last decade before making the big leap to the cinema with Talk to Me, horror nugget that turned Sundance around in January. A sensational enough film to trigger a bidding war between production companies. As they say, the Philippou are very prominent.
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Finally, it is Legendary who seems to have seduced the duo with, it is said, a 7-figure salary. If we are happy for the Philippou, it is especially important to note that the studio is ready to take out the checkbook to raise a decent budget. Must say that the latest video game adaptations – like The Last of Us – have set the bar high enough for production quality, and that passing for pecores would not be a great commercial strategy. To see what frame will follow Street Fighterand if there will be a need to inflate the special effects – with interventions by M. Bison or Dhalsim for example.
To come back to the Philippou brothers, Talk to Me focuses on an embalmed hand capable of conjuring spirits. Critics agree to describe an effective film, certainly lacking in depth, but formidable in its visual construction and its visceral violence; a success devoted to MetaCritic with a solid 72/100. In the United States, the film will be distributed by A24, a prestigious label, with a release scheduled for July 28, 2023. No date has yet been announced in France.
Legendary declined to comment on this news. According to the sources of Hollywood Reporterthe studio is now peeling a shortlist of screenwriters. Official announcements should come shortly.
