{"id":133617,"date":"2025-11-14T21:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/133617\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T21:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:30:07","slug":"wme-signs-charlie-schwan-bitter-bitter-in-works-with-scott-derrickson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/133617\/","title":{"rendered":"WME Signs Charlie Schwan, &#8216;Bitter Bitter&#8217; In Works With Scott Derrickson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: Horror writer and director <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/charlie-schwan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_charlie-schwan\" data-tag=\"charlie-schwan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Schwan<\/a> has inked with <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/wme\/\" id=\"auto-tag_wme\" data-tag=\"wme\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WME<\/a> for representation in all areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAt the same time, we have learned that his latest SXSW winning short Harvester is being turned into a feature film at <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/scott-derrickson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_scott-derrickson\" data-tag=\"scott-derrickson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Derrickson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/c-robert-cargill\/\" id=\"auto-tag_c-robert-cargill\" data-tag=\"c-robert-cargill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">C. Robert Cargill<\/a>\u2019s production company, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/crooked-highway\/\" id=\"auto-tag_crooked-highway\" data-tag=\"crooked-highway\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crooked Highway<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCrooked Highway\u2019s most recent film, Black Phone 2, via Universal and Blumhouse, has been one of the few hits at the autumn box office, grossing over $71M stateside and $123M worldwide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHarvester played SXSW this past year taking home the Jury Award for Best Texas short. The short follows Eva, a desperate woman and her companion, as they bring a bound man to an abandoned house, where they summon a mythical creature. Their dark bargain promises a chance to revisit the past, but the price may be higher than they imagined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe blurb for <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/bitter-bitter\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bitter-bitter\" data-tag=\"bitter-bitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bitter Bitter<\/a> is as follows: On the fringe of an isolated logging town, a grieving teen is drawn to an ancient creature that opens a window to the lost, but with each vision, a hunger grows, gnawing from within, and risks opening the door to something darker\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSchwan is a Texas-born filmmaker. During his days at University of Texas at Austin, he helmed his first short, The Goodnight Show, which went on to premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAfter making the move to Los Angeles, Schwan dove into the world of horror headfirst, directing\u00a0Death Snot\u00a0(2022) and\u00a0Mr. Sunshine\u00a0(2023), both of which played at festivals such as Palm Springs, Beyond Fest, Telluride Horror Show, and FilmQuest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn addition to developing feature genre stories, Schwan is one of the founders of Silverlake Scream Show, an annual horror anthology screening event that champions emerging genre filmmakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Schwan is also managed by Bash Entertainment.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Horror writer and director Charlie Schwan has inked with WME for representation in all areas. 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