Man’s Son: Frank Grillo cult horror film to get North American release from XYZ Films

Less than two weeks ago, we shared the news that Frank Grillo (Boss Level) will be starring in the horror thriller Man’s Son for director Remy Grillo… who is the actor’s son. Now it has been announced that XYZ Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to Man’s Son and they’re planning to release the film later this year or sometime in early 2023. It’s not surprising to hear that this project has already secured distribution and the company wants to get the movie out as soon as possible, because it’s a Frank Grillo horror movie and Frank Grillo is awesome.

Man’s Son will mark Remy Grillo’s feature directorial debut.

Scripted by Josh Plasse and Brev Moss, Man’s Son was, according to Deadline, “inspired by Occult activity in the California desert”. Filming will begin this month in Yucca Valley, California. The story centers on

a young couple hoping to create an aesthetically pleasing audition tape for an up-and-coming Charles Manson film. But when the couple chooses an eclectic desert Airbnb as the perfect backdrop, the dark events of the audition material slowly slip into their reality. Eventually, they find themselves intertwined in the sinister plot of an occult leader.

Frank Grillo will be playing that cult leader (occult leader?) with the sinister plot.

XYZ’s Pip Ngo had this to say about the distribution deal:

Remy’s vision for this terrifying, grounded thriller had us hooked from the start. As a company that built its brand working with emerging genre filmmakers, we could not be more excited to bring this film to audiences all over North America.”

Remy Grillo added:

Charles Manson is a staple of pop culture to this day. But while many stories have been told about him, XYZ Films and I wanted to explore where the children of Manson’s following stand in modern day. There is a dangerously close relevance between Manson’s ideology and today’s political and social atmosphere, and we believe it is time to resurrect the conversation.”

Coming to us from Dare Angel and Mi Nene, Man’s Son is being produced by Plasse, Shakira Barrera, Conor Allyn, Johnny James Fiore, Benjamin Anderson, Jake Allyn, and Fabio Lo Fria. Bobby McMichael, Nida Kahl, Chido Nwokocha, and Dennis Echelberger serve as executive producers.