Following last week’s record-breaking premiere of the latest installment of the V/H/S franchise, V/H/S/85, news has come that a new sequel, the seventh film of the franchise, is already on its way.
Announced yesterday at New York Comic-Con, the seventh film of Studio71’s hit found footage anthology franchise will focus on sci-fi horror. The Shudder Original Film, which will feature five new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape, will be released in 2024.
After its premiere, V/H//S/85 ranked as the most-watched exclusive film premiere of 2023 for Shudder and AMC+.
“The V/H/S franchise has been terrifying and entertaining audiences for over a decade now thanks to the work of some of the genre’s most gifted filmmakers,” said Head of AMC Networks’ Film Group Scott Shooman. “Following the massive success of V/H/S/85 and its previous installments on Shudder, it’s clear that the filmmaking team won’t be running out of unique ideas anytime soon. We’re thrilled that the franchise is going in a bold, new direction that will surprise fans and newcomers alike, and demonstrate the innovative capabilities of sci-fi within the world of V/H/S.”
“Jason Voorhees, Leprechaun, Pinhead, Dracula, even the Amityville Horror house ended up in space, so as we move into our own Part 7 it was only natural that we should too,” said producer Josh Goldbloom. “The sci-fi horror genre provides us an infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms, a formula which we’re confident will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.”
President of Scripted Content at Studio71, Michael Schreiber commented, “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Shudder on a groundbreaking new V/H/S film! The V/H/S franchise has become a cornerstone of the horror genre that provides an unfiltered platform for filmmakers to push boundaries and tell innovative stories.”
Producers for the next installment of V/H/S include Goldbloom for Cinepocalypse, Brad Miska and James Harris (47 Meters Down), and executive producers Michael Schreiber & Adam Boorstin for Studio71. Emily Gotto and Nicholas Lazo negotiated the deal on behalf of Shudder and Schreiber and Federico J. Blanco on behalf of Studio71.
In V/H/S/85, “an ominous mixtape blends never before seen snuff footage with nightmarish newscasts and disturbing home video to create a surreal, analog mashup of the forgotten 80s.”
We will keep you posted as more news comes. In the meantime, watch V/H/S/85, now streaming on Shudder.
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