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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Daniel Goldhaber\u2019s latest feature, Faces Of Death<\/a><\/em>, starring Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria<\/em>) and Charli xcx, has been picked up for the UK and Ireland by Signature Entertainment<\/a> and will receive its UK premiere at this year\u2019s Edinburgh<\/a> International Film Festival (EIFF<\/a>).<\/p>\n \n\tFaces Of Death <\/em>will be the closing title of Edinburgh\u2019s Midnight Madness strand.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe film, a reimagining of John Alan Schwartz\u2019s 1978 film, follows a website content moderator (Ferreira) who becomes obsessed with a series of disturbing videos that seem to recreate scenes from the iconic Faces of Death film series.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe film also stars Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things<\/em>), Josie Totah (The Buccaneers<\/em>), Aaron Holliday, and Jermaine Fowler (Sorry to Bother You<\/em>).<\/p>\n \n\tGoldhaber directed from a screenplay that he co-wrote with Isa Mazzei (Cam<\/em>). The film was produced by Greg Gilreath (Heart Eyes<\/em>), Adam Hendricks (Heart Eyes<\/em>), Susan Montford (Shoot \u2018Em Up<\/em>), and Don Murphy (Transformers: The Last Knight<\/em>). Executive producers are Rick Benattar (Bullet Head<\/em>), Derek Bish\u00e9, and Isa Mazzei.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe were hooked from the start by this bold and highly commercial take on the beloved gore-filled cult classic,\u201d Signature\u2019s Senior Acquisitions Manager Katie Wilkinson-Javes said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLed by a talented young cast who bring fresh energy to the franchise, the film delivers everything fans could want while introducing it to a new generation. We\u2019re proud to launch at EIFF and then to bring the film to audiences across the UK and Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tRecent EIFF Midnight Madness titles include Alien: Romulus, The Substance, The Toxic Avenger<\/em>, and Ben Wheatley\u2019s Bulk<\/em>. Chee Keong Cheung\u2019s action thriller Bad Day at the Office <\/em>will open the strand this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMidnight Madness is all about bold voices, movies that take risks, and filmmakers who embrace provocation,\u201d EIFF CEO and Festival Director, Paul Ridd, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt is perfect that we close off this year\u2019s selection with such a stylish and ingenious movie from director Daniel Goldhaber and co-screenwriter Isa Mazzei. These two have quietly been making some of the most exciting, edgiest movies of the past decade, and with Faces of Death<\/em>, they have crafted a reboot that is fresh, modern, and full of ideas. It is also a total blast to watch with an audience. We are thrilled.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tEIFF 2026 will run from\u202f13 \u2013 19 August.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Goldhaber\u2019s latest feature, Faces Of Death, starring Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria) and Charli xcx, has been picked up for the UK and Ireland by Signature Entertainment and will receive its UK premiere at this year\u2019s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). 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