Lionsgate Snaps Up TIFF’s Other Midnight Madness Sensation, ‘You’re Next’
By Russ Fischer/Sept. 21, 2011 5:24 pm EST
The Raid was sold before Toronto started, so the biggest Midnight Madness sale is undoubtedly the horror flick You’re Next, directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett. The two were TIFF vets thanks to their previous film A Horrible Way to Die, and Barrett’s script for the 2004 film Dead Birds. Now we’ll all get to see You’re Next sometime in 2012 thanks to Lionsgate.
Lionsgate has now picked up the film, as reported by Deadline, which also says that the sale of the film was competitive thanks to the fact that it is being eyed as the opening of a franchise. We can expect to see the movie in theaters next fall.
You’re Next is a home invasion flick described like this:
Simple stuff, and the masks + home invasion aspect has already drawn comparisons to The Strangers. But I’ll trust the overwhelming good word that emerged from TIFF for now. A couple hundred more people will get a chance to see You’re Next this weekend at Fantastic Fest, and I’m looking forward to their reports.
There’s no trailer available for You’re Next at this point, but if you really want to know more you can check out the Midnight Madness Q&A that took place after the screening. Beware spoilers, however.
