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Filmmaking clearly runs in the Parker family, especially when it comes to horror.
Jeff Parker, a screenwriter, is also a father mania Director Cary Parker is set to write and direct his own psychological horror short, Medium rareStarring Dane Cook and Lesley Ann Warren. The film follows a man trapped inside a bar, where reality begins to unravel in increasingly disturbing ways. Production is expected to begin in Los Angeles later this summer.
Parker is no stranger to the world of horror. Served as script consultant maniathe hit film written and directed by his 26-year-old son on a budget of $750,000. He also hosts Scenario lab Podcast, where he analyzes the craft of screenwriting. After success maniaParker is currently developing multiple horror projects, Hollywood Reporter I’ve learned.
“Medium rare It is a short story I wrote eight years ago. “I am honored by the team of people who helped me bring this project to life,” Parker said in a statement.
Short films are a tried-and-true starting point for horror directors. Carrie Parker is short The chair It caught the attention of producer James Harris, who then helped develop it mania In advantage.
Cooking stars in the lead role in Medium rare. The comedian rose to fame in the mid-2000s with multi-platinum comedy albums, including RevengeAnd he appeared in films such as Good luck Chuck, Employee of the month and My best friend’s girl.
Meanwhile, Warren received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations Victor/Victoria (1982) is also well known an idea (1985), TV movie Cinderella (1965) and a series thereof Will & Grace and Desperate Housewives. Additional cast has not yet been announced.
Medium rare Produced by Jacob Yacob and Mehrud Heidari of LD Entertainment, Alex Brito and Kourosh Ahari of Mammoth Pictures, Lee Roy Kunz of World’s Fair Pictures and Chuck Shaughnessy. Cook is repped by CAA, Management Production Entertainment and Jackoway Austen.
