EXCLUSIVE: Blumhouse is coming on board Beth de Araújo’s SXSW debut of ‘Soft & Quiet’
CAA Media Finance and Blumhouse are selling the feature at SXSW.
The movie is writer/director Araújo’s feature length debut, and as part of the agreement, the film will be branded a Blumhouse feature. The thriller, which plays out in real time, follows a single afternoon in the life of an elementary school teacher as she organizes a mixer of like-minded women. When the group heads home, the teacher encounters a woman from her past, leading to a volatile chain of events.. They are such a recognizable and trusted brand for audiences. Blumhouse has consistently put out films that are daring and resonate with viewers.
“Beth’s film kept me on the edge of my seat the entire way through. It made me uncomfortable, tense, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I first watched it. I’m grateful that Bea Sequeira on the Blumhouse team identified it early. Beth is a filmmaker we hope to work with for a long time,” said Jason Blum, Blumhouse founder.The pic stars Stefanie Estes, Olivia Luccardi, Eleanore Pienta, Dana Millican, Melissa Paulo, Jon Beavers and Cissy Ly.
Blumhouse has a flurry of activity happening in both film and television, with the premiere of the highly anticipated NBC series tonight,, starring 2x Oscar winner Renee Zellweger. Blumhouse’s new true-crime docuserieswas the #1 watched series in the US on Netflix, for the week of premiere, and remains on the top 10 list. Meanwhile,