Disney Sends Stephen King’s ‘The Boogeyman’ to Theaters
thewrap.comWalt Disney just dropped a slew of new release dates, most of which were of the “untitled Disney” variety. It is still nice to know that the studio intends to be releasing animated movies in theaters at least up until the end of 2026, but the one named title is “The Booygeyman.” Penned by “Quiet Place” writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, along with “Black Swan” writer Mark Heyman, the Rob Savage-directed “The Boogeyman” concerns a teen girl and her little sister coping with the death of their mother and struggling to get their grieving father to notice a sadistic presence plaguing their home.
It features “Bizaardvark”s Madison Hu along with Vivien Lyra Blair, “Yellowjackets” star Sophie Thatcher, David Dastmalchian who has starred in “The Suicide Squad,” “Ant-Man” and the recent CBS reboot of “MacGyver” as the villainous Murdoc.
Based on a 1978 short story from Stephen King, the film is just the latest title that was destined for streaming only to get a theatrical release.
While initially intended to premiere on Hulu, sources indicate that strong test screening scores convinced Disney to go theatrical instead, giving it a June 2, 2023 opening day alongside Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” Its path from streaming flick to theatrical release is not unlike Paramount’s “Smile,” which ended up earning $215 million on an $18 million budget late last year.
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