Movie Name: The Bye Bye Man (2017)
Directed by Stacy Title
Produced by Simon Horsman, Trevor Macy, Jeffrey Soros, Seth William Meier, Melinda Nishioka
Written by Jonathan Penner
Based on The Bridge to Body Island by Robert Damon Schneck
Star Cast: Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway
Music by The Newton Brothers
Genre: Horror-Triller
Distributed by STX Entertainment
Release Date: 13 January 2017
Running Time: 96 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
The Bye Bye Man (2017) Official Trailer:
Story: 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.
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 forwards to June 3, 2016, and then again on December 9, 2016.