We Need to Do Something

We Need to Do Something is an upcoming American psychological horror movie directed by Sean King O'Grady and starring Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw, and Pat Healy. Based on the novella of the same name,[1] the film centers on a family trapped in their bathroom during a tornado. The film was shot during the 2020 COVID-19 epidemic and is scheduled for release sometime in 2021. It is the first production from Spin a Black Yarn, the production company cofounded by Bird Box author Josh Malerman and Ryan Lewis. Booth also served as a producer.[2][3]

We Need to Do Something
Directed bySean King O'Grady
Produced byPeter Block
Max Booth III
Colin Duerr
Lauren Hantz
Ryan Lewis
Josh Malerman
Bill Stertz
Written byMax Booth III
Starring
Music byWilliam Hawkins Finn
CinematographyJean-Philippe Bernier
Production
company
Atlas Industries
Spin a Black Yarn
CountryUnited States

Premise

Following a tornado, a young woman finds herself trapped in a bathroom with her family.[3]

Cast

Production

Writing

The film is based on a novella of the same name written by Max Booth III, who adapted his own work into a screenplay; the success of Booth's 2020 novel Touch the Night, published by Cemetery Dance, helped draw attention to the project.[1] Although the novella and screenplay were completed prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, director Sean King O'Grady found resonance in the story with America's response to the pandemic, saying "Without directly addressing the nightmare we are currently living through, Max created a hellish allegory that still manages to capture the collective trauma we’re all experiencing."[3]

Filming

The film was shot entirely on a soundstage in Michigan owned by production company Atlas Industries over the course of four weeks between September and October of 2020; production took place in secret, with no announcements about cast or crew until filming had already wrapped. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, extra precautions had to be taken, including a minimal number of crewmembers.[3]

References
  1. Martinez, Kiko. "San Antonio author Max Booth III has a novella turned into a forthcoming horror film". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  2. Vlessing, Etan (October 29, 2020). "Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy Star in 'We Need to Do Something' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. Miska, Brad (October 29, 2020). "'We Need to Do Something' Brings the Horror on a Family Sheltered in a Storm". Bloody Disgusting.
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