Production Begins on Horror-Comedy ‘Spider Island’ from ‘Triangle’ Director Christopher Smith
Announced back in 2023, Spider Island is now in production on location in Mauritius, Deadline has learned. The horror-comedy follows a group of social media influencers who go to the launch of a new hotel on a tropical island, where they find deadly spiders. Christopher Smith (Triangle, Creep) is directing from a script by Christopher […]
Announced back in 2023, Spider Island is now in production on location in Mauritius, Deadline has learned.
The horror-comedy follows a group of social media influencers who go to the launch of a new hotel on a tropical island, where they find deadly spiders.
Christopher Smith (Triangle, Creep) is directing from a script by Christopher Jolley (The Price We Pay) and David Quantick (“Veep”).
Rose Williams (“Reign”), Tim McInnerny (“Game of Thrones”), Owen Warner (“Hollyoaks”), Andy Nyman (Wicked), Carlotta Banat (“3 Body Problem”), and Anuschka Van Lent (Natty Knocks) star alongside real-life influencers Avani Gregg and Lena Mahfouf.
Vertigo Films is producing in association with Fiction Films. Protagonist Pictures is selling the film internationally.
“Spider Island is first and foremost a great comedy horror for audiences around the world,” said Vertigo’s James Richardson. “It’s also an opportunity for a group of very talented actors and filmmakers and a group of very talented social media creators to join forces. The two worlds are still much too far apart, and we want to build a bridge. With spiders.”
Smith added, “I’ve been searching for the perfect project to balance scares and laughter, and Spider Island delivers. We have a unique mix of real-life creators, actors and a great script to make a comedy-horror for our time.”
