Sean Byrne’s Serial Killer Thriller ‘The Mannequin’ Adds ‘Forbidden Fruits’ Star Lili Reinhart
I’ve been a Sean Byrne fan since day one. I was absolutely obsessed with him as a filmmaker after his […]

I’ve been a Sean Byrne fan since day one. I was absolutely obsessed with him as a filmmaker after his […]

Studiocanal is launching worldwide sales this week in Cannes. The company will release the film theatrically in its own territories, including the U.K., France, Germany, Benelux, Poland, Australia, and New Zealand. Elevation Pictures will distribute the film in Canada.
Producing The Mannequin are William Woods, Maddy Falle, and Kristian Moliere.
Executive producers include Steven Schneider (Late Night with the Devil, Strange Darling), Phil Hunt (Talk to Me), Compton Ross (Fall), Charlie Kemball (The Strangers: Chapter 1), and Jed Benedict (Dangerous Animals). The project was packaged by Head Gear Films with Schneider’s Room 101.
Added Jed Benedict, head of the genre division at Studiocanal: “Nostalgia exists for the best serial killer movies of the noughties for good reason; not only are they brilliantly scary and tense, but they’re meticulously written. With The Mannequin, Sean Byrne has gifted us two unforgettable characters in Charley and Sadie and then thrown them into a fast-escalating nightmare. With the extraordinary Melissa Leo set to star, and a stellar creative team, we at Sixth Dimension can’t wait for audiences to discover Sean’s terrifying manhunt thriller.”
Studiocanal’s Sixth Dimension is a genre label dedicated to “high-concept storytelling across horror, thriller, action and sci-fi,” with the company stating that the label “gives creators a new dimension in which to surprise, shock and entertain.”