Industry Interview Osgood Perkins

11 Oct 2024, posted by Brad Miller

Tuesday, October 29th, 5pm-6:30pm (PST)

Alumnus Osgood Perkins, Writer-Director, LONGLEGS and THE MONKEY.

Moderated by Founder Jeffrey Gordon

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Just in time for Halloween, please join us as JG conducts a one-on-one conversation with acclaimed horror writer-director, and Boot Writers Camp Professional Member, Osgood “Oz” Perkins.

Artists and writers in our alumni community will benefit from his extensive experience and expertise of the tropes of this exceedingly dependable and popular genre that was meta-phorically resuscitated by Dimension Films’ SCREAM in 1996–parodied by their own SCARY MOVIE (the original SCREAM title) in 2000–and that continues to be a viable studio and indie entertainment staple.

Osgood most recently wrote and directed LONGLEGS, starring Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe. The film was released wide by Neon this summer to rave reviews and an 86% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film went on to gross over $105M becoming the most successful independent film of 2024, the most successful independent horror film of the last ten years, and Neon’s most successful film ever surpassing the likes of PARASITE and I, TONYA.

He is currently in post on THE MONKEY which he adapted and directed based on the Stephen King short story of the same name, with Peter Safran and Atomic Monster producing and Theo James starring, as well as on KEEPER, his original idea that he directed with Tatiana Maslany starring. Both projects sold to Neon in competitive bidding wars, making them the second and third films Neon bought from Osgood this past year. Up next, he is set to adapt and direct an untitled film for Universal with Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw producing.

Osgood made his directorial debut with THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER. The film stars Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka and premiered at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews before going on to release through A24. He also directed GRETEL & HANSEL, which was released theatrically in 2020 by MGM / Orion and stars Sophia Lillis. Additionally, he wrote and directed I AM THE PRETTY THING THAT LIVES IN THE HOUSE, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival, and is currently streaming as an original on Netflix.

In 2020, Osgood directed his first episode of TV as part of the CBS All Access reboot of The Twilight Zone. His episode was unlike most as he was able to write and direct his own anthological episode, an idea and process that was supported by producer Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw team.

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