RYAN KAVANAUGH'S PROXIMA STUDIOS SKILL HOUSE FILM PRODUCTION SLATED FOR JUNE 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- Based on an original idea by EGOT Megaproducer (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) Nominee Ryan Kavanaugh, Skill House is the first of a franchise and is slated to start principal production in June 2022 with an expected early 2023 release date.

“This film intends to break the boundary between the short-form social media phenomenon and long-form content. Bryce (Hall) is one of the most recognised and polarising influencers with over 50 million followers and will certainly be a crossover star,” said Kavanaugh.

“The film digs deep into the human psyche and the new generation's thirst for stardom, asking how far they would go? It will be bloody, it will be dark, and it will certainly be talked about.”

It is financed and controlled by Proxima Studios and written and directed by horror film legend Josh Stolberg, co-writer of horror films such as Spiral: From the Book of Saw (starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson), Jigsaw, Piranha 3D, Sorority Row, as well as the next Saw film (tentatively titled Saw X).

According to a statement, Skill House will be the first film to be ‘listed’ on the entertainment stock exchange (ESX), a first-of-its-kind platform allowing users to invest in the film and trade in or out of the film and its upside.

Starring social media personality Bryce Hall, Skill House takes a stab at social media influencers and will be an unflinching take on fame and what new celebrities are willing to do to attain it.

It will be shot in the Sway House, a mansion in Bel Air, made famous by many of Tik Tok's biggest stars. It will skewer the landscape of young celebrities who will do anything for a ‘click’.

Kavanaugh, the 24th highest-grossing producer of all time, has produced and or financed over 200 films such as Fast and Furious 3,4,5,6, Social Network, 300, Mamma Mia!, Limitless, Fighter, Zombieland, and many more.

Kavanaugh also previously owned Rogue Pictures, which launched over 60 horror movies, including Strangers, The Unborn, and My Soul to Take.

Daniel Herther, who oversees production and creative development at Proxima, will serve as executive producer. Before joining Proxima, Herther produced the Nic Cage thriller Inconceivable and held executive roles at Relativity Media and WB's Hollywood Gang (300).

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