The Coven Boards Slasher 'The Only One' With Mel Jarnson — SkimNews
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- The Coven picked up worldwide sales rights to Australian slasher 'The Only One' ahead of its premiere at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (October 15–22), with Kendall Anlian calling it 'fresh, smart, and wildly fun.'
- Michael Schwarz makes his feature directorial debut on the film, which is described as 'an ode to the slashers of the 80's and 90's with strong leading women' and is written by Marek Polgar and Martyn Pedler.
- Mel Jarnson (of Street Fighter) stars as Zoe, a would-be actress returning to her Australian hometown from L.A., only to find a mysterious 'prince charming' murdering her exes one by one.
- Saphira Moran co-stars as Zoe's high school best friend Piper, with the pair racing to unmask the killer before 'prince charming is the only one left alive to claim her heart.'
- Three777 Films serves as executive producer alongside producer John Schwarz, the director's father figure in the production.
- The Coven, the female-owned Lyon and L.A.-based company co-founded by Priscilla Ross Smith and Anlian, previously handled worldwide sales on Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 and is currently producing dark cannibalism horror Sunnyside in France.
Why it matters: The acquisition slots an Australian-set, female-led slasher from a first-time director into the portfolio of a company that already has genre credibility via the Terrifier franchise, giving the film a path to international buyers at Brooklyn Horror before wider release.
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