Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk’s Directorial Debut ‘Hell of a Summer’ Sells to Neon
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Neon has nabbed U.S. rights to Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk’s “Hell of a Summer,” a horror comedy that premiered at Toronto Film Festival in 2023.
Wolfhard, the star of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” and Bryk, who appeared in the indie drama “When You Finish Saving the World,” directed the film in their feature debut.
They also star in the movie alongside Fred Hechinger (“Thelma,” “Gladiator 2”). A specific date has yet to be announced, but Neon has slated the movie for a theatrical release in 2025. “Hell of a Summer” follows counselors who are getting Camp Pineway ready the night before campers arrive when a masked killer begins slaughtering the staff.
Wolfhard and Bryk have said they wrote the film with a goal of upending Gen Z stereotypes. “Our No. 1 conversation was how annoying it is to see new teen movies and how badly our age group is represented,” Wolfhard told Variety last year at TIFF. “And we’re like, ‘Why don’t we just do it?’” “Hell of a Summer” was fully financed and executive produced by 30West.
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