AR Content, Vertigo and Blumhouse Atomic Monster are teaming up to remake “Vincent Must Die,” the acclaimed French Belgian thriller directed by Stéphan Castang that premiered in the Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight sidebar in 2023.
Written and directed by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, the film will be produced by AR Content’s Alexander Rodnyansky alongside Roy Lee (“Weapons”) of Vertigo Entertainment and Michael Clear (“M3GAN”) for Blumhouse Atomic Monster, along with Michael Kupisk of AR Content. Stuart Manashil will executive produce. The film was optioned by AR Content from Goodfellas, who will also serve as executive producers.
Described by Variety as “a witty, grimy, timely parable for our paranoid and persecuted era,” Castang’s genre-bending thriller earned widespread recognition and critical acclaim after bowing on the Croisette, receiving nominations for the Caméra d’Or in Cannes, best first film at the César Awards and best actor (Karim Leklou) and best first film at the Lumière Awards.
Written by Mathieu Naert, Dominique Baumard and Stéphan Castang, and starring Karim Leklou, Vimala Pons and François Chattot, the film follows Vincent, an ordinary man who suddenly finds himself under physical attack by anyone who makes eye contact with him.
