Signature Acquires Goldhaber's 'Faces Of Death' For UK
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- Signature Entertainment acquired UK and Ireland rights to Daniel Goldhaber's 'Faces of Death,' with senior acquisitions manager Katie Wilkinson-Javes calling it a 'bold and highly commercial take on the beloved gore-filled cult classic' aimed at launching new and existing fans alike.
- 'Faces of Death' will receive its UK premiere as the closing title of EIFF's Midnight Madness strand, which EIFF CEO Paul Ridd described as 'all about bold voices, movies that take risks, and filmmakers who embrace provocation.'
- Daniel Goldhaber directed from a screenplay co-written with Isa Mazzei (the duo behind 'Cam'), reimagining John Alan Schwartz's 1978 cult film around a website content moderator (Barbie Ferreira) obsessed with videos echoing the original series.
- Barbie Ferreira, Charli xcx, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, and Jermaine Fowler lead the cast, with producers including Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks ('Heart Eyes') and Don Murphy ('Transformers: The Last Knight').
- Chee Keong Cheung's action thriller 'Bad Day at the Office' opens this year's Midnight Madness, joining a strand whose recent titles include 'Alien: Romulus,' 'The Substance,' 'The Toxic Avenger,' and Ben Wheatley's 'Bulk.'
- EIFF 2026 will run from August 13–19, giving Signature a summer festival launchpad before a wider UK and Ireland theatrical rollout.
Why it matters: Signature lands a buzzy festival closer to anchor its UK and Ireland slate, while Goldhaber and Mazzei—already a cult-favorite directing-writing team after 'Cam'—gain a prestigious EIFF berth and a major regional distributor. The Midnight Madness slot signals the festival sees the 'Faces of Death' reboot as horror event cinema, not just a streaming curiosity.
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