Slender Man (film)

Slender Man is a 2018 American supernatural horror film directed by Sylvain White and written by David Birke, based on the character of the same name.

The film stars Julia Goldani Telles, Lea van Acken, Jaz Sinclair and Annalise Basso, with Javier Botet as the titular creature.

The film was announced in May 2015, and much of the cast signed on a year later. Filming took place in Ayer, Massachusetts in June and July 2017.

Released in the United States on August 10, 2018, Slender Man has grossed over $52 million worldwide. Although a modest box office success, it received a largely negative reception from critics and audiences alike. However, some praise was drawn to the portrayal of the Slender Man character and soundtrack.

The film was released digitally on October 15th, 2018. Slender Man was released in Blu-Ray on October 30th, 2018.

Synopsis
In a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends are haunted by the Slender Man, attempt to prove that he doesn't actually exist... until one of them mysteriously goes missing.

Plot
In November 4th 1947, an 8-year-old girl named Annabel. And who reaches the woods. She hear noises all around the forest. Like the creaking of trees, Far whispers, or Objects falling down, Suddenly, she sees someone appearing in shadows in the middle in the woods. Annabel meets a tall human-shaped monster named. the Slender Man.

Meanwhile, In a small town Albany, Hallie, Wren, Chloe, and Katie, The three girls decide to make contact with the Slender Man in an attempt to get Katie back in exchange for something else. Wren, discovers a paper that says '' GET OUT! '' Wren hides this paper and she warns Hallie and Chloe not to open their eyes while the three are making contact with the Slender Man for fear of death or madness. Chloe panics, opens her eyes and comes face to face with the Slender Man. Some time later, Chloe founds a page says "DON'T TURN AROUND". Suddenly, the Slender Man enters Chloe's house and drives her insane.

Wren, suffering from frightening visions, searches for a solution while Hallie unsuccessfully attempts to move on. A short while later, Lizzie, Hallie's younger sister, suffers a major panic attack and is sent to the hospital and sedated. Hallie discovers Wren had attempted to come into contact with the Slender Man again, with the help of Lizzie.

Hallie confronts Wren about her sister. Wren tells Hallie that the Slender Man only wants them, before she is taken by the Slender Man. Hallie, realizing that the only way to save Lizzie is to give herself to the Slender Man, sacrifices herself for her sister. Lizzie is able to recover, and reflects on the situation that resulted in the death of her sister and her sister’s friends.

Cast

 * Lea van Acken as Michelle
 * Julia Goldani Telles as Hallie Knudsen
 * Jaz Sinclair as Chloe
 * Annalise Basso as Katie Jensen
 * Taylor Richardson as Lizzie Knudsen
 * Alex Fitzalan as Tom
 * Kevin Chapman as Mr. Jensen
 * Michael Reilly Burke as Hallie's Father
 * Jessica Blank as Hallie's Mother
 * Javier Botet as the Slender Man
 * Samara Lee as Annabel Newsman
 * David Morse as Bruce Newsman
 * Miranha Otto as Esther Newsman

List of deaths
List of deaths in the film, Slender Man.

Production
In May 2015, it was reported that Sony Pictures had started developing Slender Man based on the supernatural mythical character created by Eric Knudsen, with the screenplay to be written by David Birke. Sony's Screen Gems was in talks with Mythology Entertainment, Madhouse Entertainment, and It Is No Dream Entertainment to produce and distribute the film.

Casting
On May 22, 2017, cast was announced including Julia Goldani Telles, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, Talitha Bateman (who would later be replaced by Taylor Richardson) and Alex Fitzalan. In July 2017, Kevin Chapman joined the cast as an emotionally defeated, alcoholic father.

Filming
Principal photography on the film began on June 16, 2017, in Boston and concluded on July 28, 2017.

Marketing
On January 2, 2018, the first teaser poster was revealed, with a teaser trailer the following day. Reactions were mixed, with some online publications describing the trailer as taking a "traditional, low-budget horror route". A second trailer was released on July 14, 2018.

Release
Slender Man was released by Screen Gems on August 10, 2018. It was previously slated for May 18, and then August 19, 2018.

Home media
Slender Man was available on Digital HD on October 19, 2018, and on Blu-ray and DVD on October 31, 2018 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Box office
Slender Man grossed $30.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $21.2 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $52.9 million.

In the United States and Canada, Slender Man was released projected to gross $8–12 million from 2,109 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $4.9 million on its first day, including $1 million from Thursday night previews, and went on to debut to $11.3 million, finishing fourth at the box office. It fell 56% to $5 million in its second weekend, finishing eighth.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, Slender Man holds an approval rating of 8% based on 71 reviews, with an average rating of 3.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Slender Man might be thin, but he's positively robust compared to the flimsy assortment of scares generated by the would-be chiller that bears his name." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 30 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D–" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an "awful" 38% positive score; social media monitor RelishMix noted that "the majority's feeling toward [the] film" was negative.

Release
Slender Man is scheduled to be released by Screen Gems on August 10, 2018. It was previously slated for May 18, 2018 and August 24, 2018 release. Prior to, Screen Gems shopped the film around to other distributors following disagreements between the studio and producers, regarding the release.

In May 2018, it was reported that the film is being shopped to other distributors due to disagreements between the producers and Screen Gems on the release strategy.

Marcus Theaters decided not to screen the film in their theaters in Waukesha and Milwaukee Counties in Wisconsin, out of consideration and respect for those impacted by the real-life events.

After the film was released, it was reported that Screen Gems mandated a R MPAA rating and reworked the original script, as well as forcibly editing out several major scenes over fears of public backlash, which resulted in massive transition and continuity issues. This came after Bill Weier's comments on the production. The studio also reportedly had never shown any support of the development of the project to begin with.