The blackening The PVOD release date for Lionsgate’s latest horror comedy has been announced nearly a month after its theatrical debut. The film, directed by Tim Story, will be available this Friday, July 7th.
The blackening The PVOD release date for Lionsgate’s latest horror comedy has been announced nearly a month after its theatrical debut. The film, directed by Tim Story, will be available this Friday, July 7th.
During its theatrical run, The Blackening grossed a total of $15 million. It also received positive reviews from critics, who praised the film’s sharp story and great chemistry between the cast.
What is blackening about?
“The horror comedy centers on a group of black friends who reunite for a weekend getaway in Juneteenth, only to find themselves in a remote cabin with a twisted killer,” reads the synopsis. “The friends are forced to play by his rules and soon realize that this isn’t a bloody game. “The Blackening” skewers genre tropes and asks the sardonic question: If the entire cast of a horror film is black, who dies first?”
The blackening Tim Story is directing and producing from a screenplay co-written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins. The film stars Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Grace Byers, X Mayo, Melvin Gregg, Jermaine Fowler, Yvonne Orji and Jay Pharoah.
The film is being produced by Marcei A. Brown, Jason Clark, E. Brian Dobbins, Tracy Oliver, Tim Story and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett, with Vicky Story as Associate Producer.