Slender Man

According to Variety ‘Slender Man’ is being Shopped to Other Studios while Sony and Producers Clash! Distribution rights for the upcoming horror movie are on the block because the film’s producers are having heated disagreements about the release strategy with Sony set to debut the film in August. Sony sees the film as a low-budget style release according to two insiders, while the producers have more confidence in the movie and are pushing for the picture to play on more screens. They also want a bigger marketing push, which will cost more money than Sony is willing to spend.

As for me, its the dark cloud over Slender Man that inspired two 12-year-olds to stab their friend Payton Leutner 19 times. Leutner survived, and the girls were institutionalized. Bill Weier, the father of one of the two girls who stabbed Leutner, has criticized the film as “extremely distasteful” and has said it is “popularizing a tragedy.” An online petition calling on the studio to pull the film from release has attracted more than 19,000 signatures.

Even though “Slender Man’s” plot is fictional and doesn’t reference the real-life stabbing it could be factoring into some of the release strategy disagreements. And I agree I have no desire to see this movie at all based on the events that took place I don't care if its the best film ever! How do you feel about this? Will you be heading to the big screen to watch?