Vampire Romance ‘Haunted & Trustworthy’ Sparks 4-Movie Style Deal

A vampire-themed love tale starring Saya Minami and Whitney Duff heads a slate unveiled via Australia’s Black Wooded area Movies and New Zealand style powerhouse Black Mandala. “Haunted & Trustworthy,” concentrated on pageant premieres in mid-2025, anchors a four-picture deal between the corporations.

The partnership continues with “Grand Finale: A New York Odyssey,” a neo-giallo starring drag performer Love Connie, set to lens in November. Additionally in construction: horror-comedy whodunit “Bubblegum” and an untitled survival horror mission drawing inspiration from John Wood worker’s “The Factor” and Eastern gaming franchises “Resident Evil” and “Silent Hill.”

“We’re extremely eager about this new partnership with the proficient workforce at Black Wooded area Movies. Their cutting edge strategy to storytelling and their willpower to making remarkable motion pictures cause them to an excellent addition to our rising slate. We’re assured their distinctive initiatives will resonate with audiences globally and extra beef up our recognition for turning in remarkable style content material,” stated Black Mandala’s Michael Kraetzer, whose corporate maintains outposts in Argentina, the U.Ok. and Spain. The corporate has been construction momentum with style pageant favourite “1978,” which bowed at Sitges in 2024.

Melbourne-based Black Wooded area, which first made waves with underground hits “Underneath a Kaleidoscope” and “Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla,” along Tokyo-set revenge mystery “The Viper’s Hex,” the 80s slasher homage “My Cherry Pie,” and the U.S. highway travel crime caper “An American Masquerade,” sees the tie-up as a significant milestone. “We’re extremely joyful to be participating with Black Mandala. As longtime fanatics in their unbelievable paintings, we couldn’t be extra excited to sign up for forces and be a part of their workforce,” stated Black Wooded area co-director/creator Addison Heath.

Fellow co-director Jasmine Jakupi famous the four-film slate “has been brewing for relatively some time,” with Black Mandala’s backing offering contemporary momentum.

In fresh months, Black Mandala has picked up rights to survival horror movie “Play Lifeless” and creature characteristic “Lake Jesup: Bonecrusher’s Revenge.”