{"id":41993,"date":"2026-05-07T08:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=41993"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:45:10","slug":"roadside-attractions-and-saban-films-acquire-u-s-rights-to-spider-infested-horror-thriller-crawlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/roadside-attractions-and-saban-films-acquire-u-s-rights-to-spider-infested-horror-thriller-crawlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadside Attractions and Saban Films Acquire U.S. Rights to Spider\u2011Infested Horror Thriller Crawlers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Opening Nationwide October 2, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Roadside Attractions and Saban Films have acquired U.S. rights to Crawlers<\/strong><\/em>, a terrifying, high\u2011intensity horror\u2011thriller from director Angel G\u00f3mez Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> (Don\u2019t Listen<\/em>, The Boogeyman<\/em>) and starring Matilda Lutz<\/strong> (Revenge<\/em>, Magpie<\/em>, Rings<\/em>). The film marks the first feature from Badlands<\/strong>, the new genre label launched by Thunder Road and producer Scott Strauss<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A relentless descent into claustrophobic terror, Crawlers<\/em> traps audiences inside a quarantined apartment complex overrun by a new breed of venomous spiders \u2014 a nightmare that escalates with every passing second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Serena (Matilda Lutz), the overworked and underappreciated manager of the Paradiso Palms apartment complex, discovers a mysterious death on the property. What initially appears to be a viral outbreak quickly mutates into something far more horrifying: a catastrophic infestation of aggressive, fast\u2011spreading spiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the building is sealed off under emergency quarantine, residents are forced into a desperate fight for survival. With the threat multiplying at an uncontrollable rate, Serena must rely on her intimate knowledge of the building \u2014 and confront her deepest fear \u2014 if she hopes to keep anyone alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Production<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Written by Jayson Rothwell<\/strong> (Polar<\/em>, Silent Night<\/em>), Crawlers<\/em> is the inaugural feature from Badlands<\/strong>, a new collaboration between Basil Iwanyk<\/strong> and Erica Lee\u2019s Thunder Road<\/strong> \u2014 the team behind John Wick<\/em>, Sicario<\/em>, Monkey Man<\/em>, and The Town<\/em> \u2014 and longtime studio executive Scott Strauss<\/strong>, whose credits include the Resident Evil<\/em> and Underworld<\/em> franchises, Prom Night<\/em>, The Pope\u2019s Exorcist<\/em>, and Training Day<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n