No One in Hollywood Wanted to Make ‘Barbarian’
Roy Lee
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Roy Lee
@royleeroy25
Film & TV Producer / Vertigo Entertainment / Credits include: The Ring, The Grudge, The Departed, The Strangers, The Lego Movie, It, Watcher and #Barbarian
Los Angeles, CA
Joined April 2013
00:00- “The $4.5-million movie, about a young woman who finds herself double-booked with a strange man at a rental home, ended up opening at No. 1 at the box office and eventually grossing more than $40 million in ticket sales.”
- “The fact that audiences have kept mum about its particular twists and hairpin turns has fueled something close to a grassroots you-gotta-go phenomenon, one which more than made up for the studio’s begrudging theatrical release of it in the first place.”You've probably heard that #Barbarian is not only a sleeper hit but the best horror movie of 2022. rol.st/3qWHlrR
- “Barbarian” will surely become an annual Halloween watch. The Best Horror Movies of 2022 So Far, Ranked — From ‘Barbarian’ to ‘X’ variety.com/lists/best-hor… via @variety
- Barbarian Is 2022’s Surprise Success, and Justin Long Should Be a Surprise Oscar Contender - Vanity Fair
- “My pick for the scariest movie of the year is Chloe Okuno’s nerve-shredding feature debut about a young woman who swears she’s being watched and stalked by a man in an apartment building across from hers.”
- Replying to @triefyYes, I believe there will be a physical media release at some point. There was a commentary track recorded last week for the DVD. So, the plans are in motion. Just don’t know when.
- What’s Behind the Scary-Good Box Office Holds for ‘Smile’ and ‘Barbarian’? variety.com/2022/film/box-… via @variety
