Kevin Bacon and his family are teaming up on ahorror/comedy movie calledFamily Movie.Varietyreported that Bacon, his wife Kyra Sedgwick, and their children Sosie and Travis Bacon are producing and starring in the movie for Mixed Breed Films.Bacon and Sedgwick are also directing the film.
Norman Golightly from Dark Castle Entertainment is also producing the project. Golightly said:
“There may not be a more compelling Hollywood family than the Bacons. We can’t wait to bring their unique dynamic to the screen and then wildly turn it on its head for audiences.”
AsVarietyexplained,Family Movieisa fun, meta horror movieabout relatives filming a slasher movie who realize that there is an actual killer on their set. From this description,Family Moviemaybe likethe hilariousScreammovies. Horror fans are always happy to watch a movie that pokes fun at the genre. No character details have been shared yet, but it seems likely that the four main characters will experience some conflict with one another. After all, it’s rare that families get along all the time, especially if they’re working on a project that means a lot to all of them. Since the Bacon/Sedgwick family are so likable and popular, it will be fun to see them on screen together.
The Bacon/Sedgwick family are no strangers to the horror genre.Bacon starred in the Blumhouse filmThey/Themwhich tells a sad story set at a conversion camp. He also played main character Ryan Hardy who used to be an FBI agent and gets swept up in trying to catch a serial killer inKevin Williamson’s underrated TV seriesThe Following. And, of course,Sosie Bacon played Dr. Rose Cotter inthe impressive 2022 horror movieSmile. It will be interesting to see Sosie in another creepy movie.
It makes sense that Kevin Bacon and Sedgwick would work on a horror comedy since they often talk about joking around together. In an interview withPeoplein 2023, Sedgwick said “a sense of humor is crucial” to their long marriage. In the same interview, Bacon also talked about Sedgwick’s passion as a director. She previously directed the 2017 TV movieStory of a Girl, which is an adaptation of the young adult novel by Sara Zarr, along with the 2022 movieSpace Oddity. Bacon said of Sedgwick:
“She just absolutely adores directing. You can’t be a crew or a cast member and not get swept up in that.”
There is no release date yet forFamily Movie, but fans ofthe horror/comedy genrewill be waiting to find out more.
