Legendary Pictures looks to team with AfterShock Media to craft a new LGBTQ horror film based on a cult classic graphic novel.
Deadline reports Patrick Brice (Creep) will direct Party & Prey from a script by iZombie’s Rob Forman. The graphic novel Party & Prey comes from creators Steve Orlando & Steve Foxe. Orlando and Foxe wrote the graphic novel, described as a “social horror-thriller with a bold genre twist.”
AfterShock Media and Legendary will produce the film alongside Lee Kramer, David Sigurani, and Jon Kramer. AfterShock Media’s EVP of Film & TV, Max Zupanovic, will also serve as co-producer.
Party & Prey follows the story of “Alan, a wealthy, older gay man, who meets a confident and attractive young man named Scott at a nightclub. Their chemistry leads them to end up at Alan’s house, where the men’s dark secrets are laid bare, and they have a night together, neither of them expected.”
“From our nightmares to reality, in the best way possible!” said Orlando of the deal. “Here we are at a moment with Party & Prey that we never expected but couldn’t be more excited for! This has been a story that’s clawed its way to life from the start, first from out of both my mind and Foxes, but as well from those of Alex Sanchez, Juancho!, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. And, of course – AfterShock! I couldn’t be prouder of this book – its lens, its action, its horror, and its representation across the board. We created the comic we wished would be on the stands, and now I couldn’t be more honored and energized for the world to see it on the screen!”
“Creating Party & Prey alongside Alex, Juancho, Hass, my fellow Steve, and the crew at AfterShock was a taboo thrill all its own,” said Foxe. “An opportunity to tell a violent horror story entrenched in the gay community, without its rough edges sanded off for easier consumption. I can’t wait to see P&P interpreted into a new medium for an entirely different audience to discover.”
“Party & Prey is a tense thriller examining the youth standards that exist within and outside of the queer community,” added Sigurani, “and we’re delighted to bring this excellent comic to the screen for all audiences with Patrick, Rob & Legendary.”
