Whistle Acquired by Independent Film Company and Shudder
Independent Film Company and Shudder today announced they have acquired the US rights to Whistle, the new horror feature from director Corin Hardy (The Nun, Gangs of London).
The film is written by Owen Egerton, and adapted from his own short story, and stars Dafne Keen (Logan), Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets), Sky Yang (Rebel Moon), Percy Hynes White (My Old Ass), and Nick Frost (How to Train Your Dragon).
The deal follows on the heels of IFC Entertainment Group’s recent record-shattering opening weekend for Clown in a Cornfield, which topped their 2024 box office record for Late Night with the Devil. Whistle is slated for a wide theatrical release.
In Whistle, a misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down.
As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.
“Whistle is made with the same heart-on-sleeve, disenfranchised-teen-spirit found in my favorite genre movies that I grew up watching,” said director Corin Hardy. “I was drawn to the mysterious mythology surrounding the ‘Death Whistle’ and how it presented me with the opportunity to create a variety of cinematic, imaginative, and terrifying deaths.
“This film is built for the big screen experience, so I can’t wait for audiences to blow the Whistle with Independent Film Company and Shudder in cinemas!”
“Corin Hardy is a master of his craft and we’re overjoyed to be bringing this horrifying vision to audiences across the country,” said Director of Acquisitions and Productions Adam Koehler. “With Whistle, he’s created a vicious and bloody treat that will stand tall among the best and scariest horror films in recent box office history.”
Whistle is produced by David Gross and Jesse Shapira for No Trace Camping, and Macdara Kelleher for Wild Atlantic Pictures. The deal was negotiated by Adam Koehler for Independent Film Company and Shudder, and CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.
