After striking box office gold together with both Longlegs and The Monkey, NEON and Osgood Perkins will be staying in business together with Perkins’ new horror movie Keeper later this year, and the relationship doesn’t end there. Variety reports today that NEON and Perkins are both making the smart decision to continue working together in […]
After striking box office gold together with both Longlegs and The Monkey, NEON and Osgood Perkins will be staying in business together with Perkins’ new horror movie Keeper later this year, and the relationship doesn’t end there. Variety reports today that NEON and Perkins are both making the smart decision to continue working together in the years to come.
In addition to launching his own production banner titled Phobos, alongside Chris Ferguson, Perkins has also signed a first look deal with NEON. What does that mean, you ask?
Variety details the deal as follows: “Perkins and Ferguson will jointly produce upcoming projects, with NEON serving as the home for films that Perkins writes and directs, as well as those he produces for other filmmakers.” Variety also notes in today’s report, “Neon will release the films theatrically in the U.S. and represent the international sales rights.”
The outlet notes, “Perkins will continue to work with producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Range.”
“There’s only one Osgood Perkins — fearless, deeply imaginative, relentlessly funny and operating on a frequency that’s all his own,” said NEON CEO Tom Quinn. “His work lingers with you, burrows into your brain as all great art does. With NEON as his creative home, Oz will continue to cook, pushing the boundaries of his ever expanding cinematic universe. We’re thrilled to be along for the ride with Phobos and Osgood Perkins.”
First up is the aforementioned Keeper, which has been described as “a dark trip from Osgood Perkins.” Written by Nick Lepard (Dangerous Animals), the upcoming horror movie stars Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”) and Rossif Sutherland (Possessor).
“Keeper follows a couple as they escape for a romantic anniversary weekend at a secluded cabin. When Malcolm (Sutherland) suddenly returns to the city, Liz (Maslany) finds herself isolated and in the presence of an unspeakable evil that unveils the cabin’s horrifying secrets.”
