Searchlight Pictures Announces That it Has Acquired Worldwide Rights to David Bruckner’s Psychological Thriller THE NIGHT HOUSE

Searchlight Pictures announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights to David Bruckner’s psychological thriller THE NIGHT HOUSE following its world premiere in Park City as part of the Sundance Midnight program of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Based on an original screenplay by Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski (STEPHANIE), THE NIGHT HOUSE follows a widow (Rebecca Hall of THE TOWN) who begins to uncover her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets. Bruckner returns to Sundance with this film, having most recently premiered his first solo-directorial feature, THE RITUAL, at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. THE NIGHT HOUSE was financed and produced by Sébastien Raybaud’s company, Anton. David Goyer’s Phantom Four developed the script, and also produced.  The producers are Phantom Four’s David Goyer (THE DARK KNIGHT), and Keith Levine (47 METERS DOWN), and Anton’s John Zois (HOTEL ARTEMIS). Executive Producers are David Bruckner, François Callens, Ben Collins, Rebecca Hall, George Paaswell, Luke Piotrowski, and Anton founder Sébastien Raybaud.

  “THE NIGHT HOUSE instantly drew us in,” said Searchlight Pictures Chairmen Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula. “David Bruckner’s masterful direction creates an unrelenting suspense thriller anchored by an astonishing performance by Rebecca Hall.”
 
“Searchlight is a beacon of quality and inspired curation. To be working with them on THE NIGHT HOUSE is nothing short of a dream come true,” said Bruckner.
 
“This is the perfect home for this film. Searchlight’s exemplary taste and their global campaigns are masterful,” added Anton’s founder Sébastien Raybaud.
 
“For a challenging, layered and lingering film like THE NIGHT HOUSE, we couldn’t be in better hands,” said Phantom Four’s Keith Levine. “We are thrilled to bring the film into the Searchlight family.”
 
THE NIGHT HOUSE features a musical score by Ben Lovett (THE SIGNAL), editing by David Marks (THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO), cinematography by Elisha Christian (COLUMBUS) and costumes by Samantha Hawkins (JONATHAN). The deal was brokered by Searchlight Pictures’ EVP Business Affairs Megan O’Brien, SVP Acquisitions Chan Phung and SVP Legal Affairs Ben Wilkinson, with Endeavor Content and Sébastien Raybaud of Anton. THE NIGHT HOUSE is scheduled for a theatrical release in 2020.
 
Searchlight Pictures recently released Radio Silence’s hit horror-comedy READY OR NOT, which grossed nearly $60 million worldwide, and will soon unveil Scott Cooper’s supernatural horror thriller ANTLERS starring Keri Russell on April 17, 2020. With THE NIGHT HOUSE, the trio of films mark a return to acclaimed genre filmmaking hearkening back to the company’s 2002 breakout hit 28 DAYS LATER, directed by Danny Boyle.