Back in 2001, we reported on BuzzFeed artist Adam Ellis‘ social media posts labeled Dear David that went viral. The posts/updates told about the paranormal activity in his home and the sightings of a child’s ghost. We reported the same year that a movie was in the works. After two years, we finally have not only an update but also the film’s release date and the first trailer!
Real Dear David Image – Credit: Adam Ellis
In the movie, “Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begins to believe he is being haunted by the ghost of a dead child named David. Encouraged by his boss to continue the “Dear David” thread, Adam starts to lose his grip on what is online…and what is real. Based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic artist Adam Ellis.”
Augustus Prew will play the role of Adam, with Andrea Bang, Rene Escobar Jr., Cameron Nicoll, and Justin Long also starring.
John McPhail (Anna and the Apocalypse) directs from a screenplay by Mike Van Waes (Lelo & Stitch). The movie is a co-production of BuzzFeed and Lionsgate.
Dear David will haunt theaters and arrive On Demand and Digital on October 13, 2023, from Lionsgate.
