EXCLUSIVE: Horror-comedy Haunted Heist, which is ready to star Lil Rel Howery (Get Out) and Tiffany Haddish (Ladies Journey), has added Andrew ‘King Bach’ Bachelor (The Babysitter), Karlous Miller (Wild ‘N Out), Brett Gelman (Stranger Issues), Ari Dayan (Entitled), Tony Baker (One in all Them Days), and newcomer Tara Terry.
At the moment in pre-production, Haunted Heist will mark the directorial debut of Howery. The screenplay, written by Carl Reid (Mr. Crocket), follows 4 estranged buddies who reunite at a seemingly typical home. Unbeknownst to them, one buddy intends to rob the place, searching for a precious vintage. Nonetheless, the home is haunted, and the group should confront their variations to outlive the evening towards a bunch of mischievous ghosts.
Pic is being produced by Sean King O’Grady (I Love My Dad), Josh Feldman and Jesse Ford (Mr. Crocket), and Lil Rel Howery. Government producers embrace Feras M. Shammami, Priscilla Ross Smith, and Kendall Anlian. DoP is James McMillan (Twisted Metallic) and editor is Shane Patrick Ford (The Mill).
Worldwide gross sales are dealt with by The Coven, which lately dealt with gross sales on The Terrifier franchise. The challenge marks The Coven’s second manufacturing enterprise, following Canadian exorcism thriller Shadow of God, starring Jacqueline Byers and Mark O’Brien, which was simply introduced as an April 2025 launch by Shudder.
“Casting actors who additionally do stand-up comedy was so vital to me. I imagine a few of our best actors come from the stand-up world whether or not they’re doing comedy or dramatic roles and needed to show that vary on this film to merge the world of horror and comedy,” stated Howery.
