“It” duo Andy and Barbara Muschietti launch horror label Nocturna

Andy and Barbara Muschietti

Matt Barnes

Andy and Barbara Muschietti, the filmmaking team behind the film’s billion-dollar grosses He. She Movies and last year the lighthas teamed up with Skydance to launch a brand new horror division.

The Muschiettis family, Nocturna, will own the brand and manage its creative direction. Nocturna’s focus will be on high quality and genre features for global audiences in both theater and streaming, with a goal of producing two films per year.

Nocturna is not launched with an empty coffin. The first project out of the gate will be they will kill you, It was written by Kirill Sokolov and Alex Litvak, with Sokolov, who wrote and directed the 2019 black comedy. Why don’t you just die!Directly attached.

“Under this label, we are excited to present the full range of emotions contained in our films: heart, humor and horror,” the Muschietti family said in a statement.

The division will be managed by Russell Ackerman and John Schoenfelder, who will serve as co-presidents of the film. Both executives have significant experience in this genre. They have produced films such as the 2018 crime drama from director Jeremy Saulnier Dark contract and the 2021 supernatural thriller SeanceWritten and directed by Simon Barrett.

They will kill You Described as a horror film mixed with the dark humor that is Sokolow’s trademark, it tells the story of a woman who answers a wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious high-rise in New York City, without realizing that she is entering into society. Which has seen a number of disappearances over the years.

David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce via Skydance alongside Muschiettis and former Orion executive Dan Kagan. Ackerman and Schoenfelder will also produce via Nocturna.

“Andy and Barbara are visionary filmmakers who have mastered the art of terrifying event films that connect with global audiences, and David and I and the entire Skydance team are thrilled to partner with them on the launch of Nocturna,” said Dana Goldberg, Skydance. Creative Director. “He’s right for it They will kill you It will be our first project because it perfectly encapsulates Nocturna’s mission of delivering unique and entertaining horror experiences that will live in audiences’ nightmares for years.

Skydance is known for its big-budget studio and streaming fare. He was involved in Top Gun: MaverickAnd Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part 1 and late last year, Mark Wahlberg’s action comedy Family plan It became the most watched movie in Apple TV+ history at the same time The arrival The series has become a top hit on Amazon. But she has yet to jump into horror in a meaningful way. This genre, when successful, can be very profitable, especially if there is a crossover in areas such as merchandising and theme parks (think Halloween Horror Nights and many more).

The horror arms race has been underway for the past couple of years with studios and companies stockpiling filmmakers and producers. Gary Dauberman, writer He. She Movies, recently signed a first look at Sony and Screen Gems while Rising Evil DeadThis week, director Lee Cronin signed a deal with New Line.

The arrest of Muschiettis, one of the biggest names in horror, is something of a coup. The brother-in-law duo made their debut with the horror film mama . They broke box office records with He. SheAnd It is: Chapter Two adapted from Stephen King’s novel, with He. She It recorded the biggest opening weekend ever for a horror film, grossing $701.7 million worldwide. It is: the chapter twoIt grossed $473.1 million worldwide, bringing the franchise’s total to $1.17 billion. They are expanding the franchise with a prequel series titled Welcome to Derry , for Max. While they were developing a Batman movie called The brave and the bold At DC Studios, the duo has yet to commit to the next feature.

Muschiettis is repped by WME and Johnson Shapiro.

Sokolov, whose language is Russian Why don’t you just die? He won the Audience Award and Best New Director for Fantasia when it debuted, and is repped by CAA, Good Fear and Morris Yorn.

Litvak, whose credits range from 2010 PredatorsOn to the 2020 Disney+ original filmThe secret society of second born royalsrepped by Fourth Wall Management and Jackoway Austin.