| Company type | Private |
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| Predecessor | Chad, Matt & Rob |
| Founded | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) |
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| Headquarters | , |
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| Website | hiradiosilence |
Radio Silence Productions is an American film and television production company, founded in 2011 by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella.[1] The group is known for the horror films Ready or Not, Scream and Scream VI, as well as their previous work together as Chad, Matt & Rob.[2][3][4]
Radio Silence was formed in 2011 by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella. The collective had worked together previously as Chad, Matt & Rob and were known for their blend of comedy, adventure, sci-fi and horror. Martinez later left the group.[5]
The Radio Silence segment of V/H/S titled 10/31/98 is set on Halloween as a group of friends go in search for a Halloween party. According to an interview with Complex, Radio Silence was brought into the V/H/S fold after producer Brad Miska saw Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly. Their segment was shot over four days around Los Angeles in August 2011. [6]
The film was purchased at the 2012 Sundance Film FestivalbyMagnolia Pictures for slightly over $1 million.[7] Limited theatrical release began October 5, 2012 in the United States and November 1, 2012 in Argentina. It was released onto DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download on December 4, 2012, and a limited edition VHS version was released on February 5, 2013.
In 2014, the group's horror film Devil's Due was released on January 17, 2014, by 20th Century Fox. Made for $7 million, the film went on to gross $36.9 million. Director Eli Roth was vocal in his support of the film and in a series of posts on his official Twitter account, wrote "Don't pre-judge Devil's Due because Rosemary's Baby is a 'holy grail' movie. It's so smart, creative, inventive, and fun. Very very scary. The guys at Radio Silence killed it. Devil's Due is a legit scary, smart, horror film. So many awesome scenes. I loved it."[8][9] Scott Weinberg of Fearnet described the film as "a darkly passionate homage to Rosemary's Baby, the similarities are both intentional and affectionate."[10]
Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016.[11] The New York Times' Neil Genzlinger gave the film a positive review and wrote『Its five segments do what they're supposed to do—unsettle you—but as a bonus, they also leave you wanting more. These are fragments more than complete stories, and the incompleteness is its own kind of creepiness. The filmmakers aren't after tidy tales, neatly connected and concluded. They know that the human mind finds loose ends unnerving.』Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, who wrote that "It's one of the smartest and scariest movies in recent memory"[12][13] and Rolling Stone's David Ehrlich wrote that the movie was "Like episodes of Twilight Zone that a baked Rod Serling might have written after watching Carnival of Souls, these chapters are eerie to the extreme, and seedy enough to make you feel like you're watching something you were never meant to see. It gets under your skin because it knows there's nothing scarier than realizing that—no matter how far you drive—the evil in your rearview mirror is always closer than it appears."[14]
Ready or Not is a 2019 American black comedy horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. The film stars Samara Weaving as a newlywed who becomes hunted by her spouse's family as part of their wedding night ritual. Mark O'Brien portrays her husband, with Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, and Andie MacDowell as members of his family. Ready or Not had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 27, 2019, and was theatrically released on August 21, 2019 by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It grossed over $57 million against a $6 million budget, making just under 29 million both domestically and overseas.[15] The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, for its blend of subversive humor and crowd pleasing thrills.[16]
Phobias is a 2021 anthology horror film which was executive produced by Radio Silence and was released on March 19, 2021 by Vertical Entertainment.[17]
In June 2020, it was announced that a reboot of the V/H/S franchise was in development, with a fourth installment titled V/H/S/94.[18] The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2021.[19] The film was released on Shudder on October 6, 2021.
In March 2020, it was announced that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett would direct and Chad Villella would executive produce the fifth installment of the Scream franchise and that the film was currently in development.[20][21] In June 2020, Variety reported that the film was set to be distributed by Paramount Pictures.[22] The film was released on January 14, 2022.[23]
V/H/S/99 is a 2022 anthology horror film which is co-produced by Radio Silence and was released on October 20, 2022 by Shudder.[24]
Scream VI, a sequel to the 2022 film was released on March 10, 2023 by Paramount Pictures.[25]
V/H/S/85 is a 2023 anthology horror film which was produced by Radio Silence and is scheduled to be released in 2023 by Shudder.[26]
On November 17, 2022, it was revealed that Radio Silence would be directing a sequel to Escape from New York, with Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, and Radio Silence producing, and John Carpenter serving as an executive producer. The film will be released by 20th Century Studios.[27]
The group first worked together on a series of Interactive Adventures and a found footage short film called Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly for the Chad, Matt & Rob website.[28][29]
On Halloween 2016, the trio premiered their first podcast titled The Crawl with Radio Silence described as "In-depth conversations with film and TV artists of all stripes for a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most interesting and overlooked careers in entertainment." The Crawl is co-hosted by Thom Newell, and recorded & edited by Anselm Kennedy. [30]
| Release date | Film | Director(s) | Distributor(s) |
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| October 5, 2012 | V/H/S | Adam Wingard David Bruckner Ti West Glenn McQuaid Joe Swanberg Radio Silence |
Magnet Releasing |
| January 17, 2014 | Devil's Due | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
20th Century Fox |
| February 5, 2016 | Southbound | Roxanne Benjamin David Bruckner Patrick Horvath Radio Silence |
The Orchard |
| August 21, 2019 | Ready or Not | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| March 19, 2021 | Phobias | Camilla Belle Maritte Lee Go Chris von Hoffmann Joe Sill Jess Varley |
Vertical Entertainment |
| October 6, 2021 | V/H/S/94 | Jennifer Reeder Chloe Okuno Simon Barrett Timo Tjahjanto Ryan Prows Steven Kostanski |
Shudder |
| January 14, 2022 | Scream | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
Paramount Pictures |
| October 20, 2022 | V/H/S/99[31] | Johannes Roberts Vanessa Winter Joseph Winter Maggie Levin Tyler MacIntyre Flying Lotus |
Shudder |
| March 10, 2023 | Scream VI[32] | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
Paramount Pictures |
| October 6, 2023 | V/H/S/85[33] | David Bruckner Scott Derrickson Gigi Saul Guerrero Natasha Kermani Mike P. Nelson |
Shudder |
| April 19, 2024 | Abigail | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
Universal Pictures |
| Release date | Film | Director(s) | Distributor(s) |
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| TBA | Fountain of Youth | Guy Ritchie | Apple TV+[34] |
| Film | Director(s) | Distributor(s) |
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| Escape from New York[27] | Radio Silence | 20th Century Studios |
| The Ice Beneath Her[35] | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Tyler Gillett |
STX Entertainment |
| Reunion[36] | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Year | Series | Creators(s) | Network(s) |
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| TBA | The Butcher & the Wren[37] | Jennifer Yale | — |
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