Cast announced for Slender Man, the thriller/horror film directed by Sylvain White. The film is based on the well-known Internet meme and will see the light of day in U.S. theaters on May 18, 2018 with Screen Gems.
There is no official plot yet, however, the story of Slender Man focuses on the frightening creature with a slender and excessively long build who is responsible for the disappearances of children and teenagers.
Confirmed in the cast are the following actors and actresses: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Annalise Basso, Jaz Sinclair, Talitha Bateman (Annabelle: Creation) and Alex Fitzalan.
The screenplay of Slender Man is by David Birke and Mike Scannell.
The film is produced by Mythology Entertainment in collaboration with Madhouse Entertainment and It Is No Dream Entertainment.
L'altissimo personaggio senza volto ha avuto origine sul sito CreepyPasta come meme internet. È stato creato nel 2009 da Eric Knudsen (noto con il nickname "Victor Surge") per un contest fotografico su " Something Awful".
The description of the creature is as follows: height of about 240 cm, male sex, white complexion, face without eyes, nose, mouth and ears. The arms reach to the knees and the hands have claws while there are dark tentacles on the back. The character wears a black suit and tie and is involved in stories in which children (between 5 and 15 years old) are kidnapped, persecuted and terrorized.
The teaser poster:
