THE BYE BYE MAN

2017 ‧ Thriller/Horror ‧ 1h 36m

Initial release: January 13, 2017 (USA)

Director: Stacy Title

Budget: 6 million USD

Music director: The Newton Brothers

Cinematography: James Kniest

Starring:Douglas Smith , Lucien Laviscount , Cressida Bonas , Doug Jones , Carrie- Anne Moss , Fave Dunaway

ABOUT

The Bye Bye Man is an upcoming American supernatural horror film directed by Stacy Title and written by Jonathan Penner, based on the chapter "The Bridge to Body Island" in Robert Damon Schneck's book The President's Vampire. The film stars Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas and Doug Jones, with Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway. Principal photography began on November 2, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. STX Entertainment will release the film on January 13, 2017.

PLOT

Three college students move into an old, off-campus house, where they find themselves hunted by a supernatural entity called The Bye Bye Man who may be responsible for possessing various people and causing them to commit killing sprees throughout recent history. The students discover the origins of the Bye Bye Man and find that there is only one way to avoid his curse: don't say or think his name, because once the Bye Bye Man gets inside your head, he takes control.

PRODUCTION

On September 11, 2014, TWC-Dimension acquired the worldwide distribution rights of the supernatural thriller film The Bye Bye Man, which Jonathan Penner adapted from "The Bridge to Body Island", a chapter in Robert Damon Schneck's non-fiction book The President's Vampire. "The Bridge to Body Island" tells an allegedly true story that was related to Schneck.

Stacy Title would direct the film, which Intrepid Pictures would produce its founder Trevor Macy. On June 23, 2015, Los Angeles Media Fund came on board to finance and co-produce the film.Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman would also produce the film through LAMF. On November 4, 2015, STX Entertainment acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the film, and it would also co-finance the film. David Prior also adapted the book along with Penner. Melinda Nishioka is a co-producer of the film.

Principal photography on the film began on November 2, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio, and wrapped on December 11, 2015.

RELEASE

The Bye Bye Man is now scheduled for release on January 13, 2017.It had originally been scheduled to release on October 14, 2016, before being moved forward to June 3, 2016,and then again on December 9, 2016.