EXCLUSIVE: The Bacon family’s slasher movie, Family Movie, will be hitting theaters in North America on April 23, 2027 via Variance.
Directed, produced by and starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, Family Movie also headlines the duo’s children, Travis and Sosie Bacon, who also produced. The pic, which world premiered at SXSW to 93% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, follows a filmmaking family, the Smiths, and their low-budget horror movie which turns into a real-life slasher when a dead body shows up on set. Chaos ensues as the Smiths fight to keep the production on track.
Pic also stars Liza Koshy, John Carroll Lynch, Jackie Earle Haley, Andrea Savage, Austin Amelio, and Scoot McNairy. Producers are Vince Jolivette, Casey Durant, Greg Lauritano, and Russell Wayne Groves, from a script by Dan Beers.
The feature is receiving a full theatrical window.
Said Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, “The entire process of making Family Movie has been a true labor of love and after seeing the audience reactions at multiple film festivals around the world, we knew this movie had to be experienced in the theater. While we considered traditional distribution options, we decided to put our faith in our film, the audience, and the evolving landscape of independent film and go straight to the theaters with this fun crowd pleaser.”
The deal was brokered with Jessica Lacy of Gersh and Dylan Marchetti of Variance Films. Gersh, Range Select and CAA continue to represent downstream rights for Family Movie‘s future windows.
Neon International is repping foreign sales rights.
Watch Deadline’s video interview with the Bacons out of SXSW below:
