The Hideaway Entertainment Lands Alien Spec ‘Level Up’ From David Matalon & Matthew Altman
30.11.2023 - 18:17
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EXCLUSIVE: The Hideaway Entertainment has snapped up rights to Level Up, a high concept spec script from screenwriters David Matalon (Totally Killer) and Matthew Altman (Feed the Devil).
A sci-fi action comedy, Level Up is about a man who wakes up bound and blindfolded in a top-secret facility deep beneath Area 5, soon discovering that he has amazing but inexplicable new abilities. His only hope to escape is the alien he’s imprisoned with… and she hates humans. But as they navigate their way out, their unconventional alliance becomes the key to saving the world from an impending global catastrophe.
Jonathan Gray and Matthew Rhodes will produce on behalf of The Hideaway Entertainment, alongside Navid McIllhargey of Vandal Entertainment and Erik Olsen of Apocalyptic Entertainment. The Hideaway’s Ryan Cassells will serve as executive producer. The team is currently meeting with directors and plans to shoot next year.
“As writers,” Matalon and Altman said, “you’re always looking for producers who truly support and champion your work, and are committed to making the movie happen, and that’s why we’re so thrilled to be working with this team.”
Producers Olsen and McIlhargey shared that “when Dave and Matt brought us this outside-the-box take on an alien movie we were blown away. In fact, we were so blown away that we assumed they were aliens themselves. We’re excited to partner with The Hideaway Entertainment to bring the script to life.”
The Hideaway Entertainment’s Rhodes called the script “a wonderfully original and unique action-packed story with other-wordly franchise potential.” He added that “with all the recent news surrounding extraterrestrials and UFOs – now labeled Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), they have
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