EXCLUSIVE:Â Jealous Persons are Ugly Individuals, a sizzling horror package deal from filmmaker Theo James Krekis, has landed at New Line Cinema following a bidding conflict involving at the least 10 events, Deadline has realized.
Whereas Jealous Individuals‘s logline is beneath wraps, the challenge will likely be tailored from Krekis’ brief movie of the identical identify, which was commissioned by the BBC, produced by UK outfit The Fold, and premiered at Midnight Insanity at SXSW in 2026. The brief follows Vasilly, whose jealousy over his finest pal’s sudden profession success feeds a darkish supernatural drive rising inside him.
The extreme pursuit of Krekis’ Jealous Individuals speaks to the continued demand for elevated style materials from daring new voices, following the outsized breakout success of Curry Barker’s Obsession (Focus Options) and Kane Parson’s Backrooms (A24).
Krekis will adapt his personal work, directing from his personal script. The Fold’s Jennifer Monks and Michelle Stein will produce the characteristic take alongside Temple Hill Leisure, whose Isaac Klausner, John Fischer, Ben Levine and Ethan Cappello will oversee. Josh Mack and Lauren Botchan are overseeing for New Line.
A Greek/British filmmaker, Krekis is presently creating his second characteristic with BBC Movie. His authentic six-part tv collection Blossom is in growth with Clerkenwell Movies, and he’s writing on a brand new collection from the creator of Peaky Blinders for Kudos. Earlier brief movies together with Pram Snatcher (funded by the BFI), Memoirs of a Geeza and Mangas, all of which premiered on the BFI London Movie Pageant.
Krekis is repped by Francesca Devas at Impartial Expertise Group and Ian McKnight at Nameless Content material.
