‘Haunted Heist’ Exclusive: Lil Rel Howery Talks…
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Booked and busy funnyman, Lil Rel Howery, is getting into his behind-the-camera period with Horror-Comedy Haunted Heist where he stars alongside a hilarious ensemble solid headlined by Tiffany Haddish and Karlous Miller while making his directorial debut in the raucous romp.
Independently funded and produced, Haunted Heist displays the emergence of filmmaker-driven storytelling in today’s theatrical market while demonstrating how indie productions push style boundaries through authentic tales, recent views, and daring artistic visions.
In Haunted Heist, 4 estranged buddies reunite to pull off the theft of a precious vintage hidden inside a seemingly extraordinary home.
But what begins as a simple heist rapidly spirals into a terrifying struggle for survival when the group discovers the home is haunted by a very rich and very racist married couple with evil intentions.
Forced to confront paranormal forces and their own fractured relationships, the group must work together to survive a night time of shady (and spicy) secrets and techniques, scares, and side-splitting shenanigans.
Check out the trailer below:
Filmed in Detroit, the endlessly entertaining movie also stars King Bach, Brett Gelman, Tony Baker, and rising abilities Ari Dayan and Tara Terry.
We caught up with Rel at the Atanta premiere to speak his directorial debut, getting Black indie movies into theaters, his favourite Black-character-in-a-Horror-movie, and more in our interview below:
“I think a lot of Black creatives need to learn the business of show business, right? And that’s how we get into these theaters,” said Howery about securing theatrical releases for Black indie movies.
“This is a beautiful time. Most people are panicking about what’s happening now as far as in our business, but I’m gonna tell you something: learn the business, build relationships with these theater owners directly. Independent filmmakers are killing.”
“If you believe in your work and you think it’s what it is, go directly to the theater owners. Go to CinemaCon, get a bunch of cards because you know they don’t like losing money either, and I think they figured out because of what happened with a lot of with the big IP and, and they took losses with that that, is we need all of us.”
“You need the big IP and you need the independent filmmakers too, because, at the end of the day, honestly, a lot of us are making the movies that the people wanna see.”
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Haunted Heist is now taking part in at a theater close to you!
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