Whistle (2025 film)
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| Directed by | Corin Hardy |
| Written by | Owen Egerton |
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| Cinematography | Björn Charpentier |
| Edited by | Nicholas Emerson |
| Music by | Doomphonic |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Whistle is an upcoming teen horror film directed by Corin Hardy and written by Owen Egerton. It stars Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Jhaleil Swaby, Ali Skovbye, Percy Hynes White, Michelle Fairley and Nick Frost.
The film is slated to premiere at Fantastic Fest in September 2025, and is scheduled to be released in 2026.
Premise
A group of high school misfits inadvertently come across an ancient Aztec death whistle. Blowing it summons their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count increases, they investigate the artifact's history in hopes of halting the sequence of events they have set into motion.[1]
Cast
- Dafne Keen
- Sophie Nélisse
- Sky Yang
- Jhaleil Swaby
- Ali Skovbye
- Percy Hynes White
- Michelle Fairley
- Nick Frost
Production
Whistle was written by Owen Egerton from an adaptation of his short story and directed by Corin Hardy. It is a Canadian and Irish co-production and produced by David Gross for No Trace Camping and Macdara Kelleher for Wild Atlantic Pictures.[1] In October 2023, Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Percy Hynes White and Nick Frost were added to the cast.[1]
Principal photography took place in Hamilton, Ontario, from 15 November 2023 to 19 January 2024.[2] Scenes were shot at Delta Secondary School, a house off Aberdeen Avenue, and at the Rockton Fairgrounds.[3]
Release
In October 2023, Black Bear Pictures handled sales at the American Film Market.[4] In May 2025, Independent Film Company and Shudder acquired U.S. rights to the film.[5]
Whistle is set to premiere at Fantastic Fest in September 2025, and is scheduled to be released in 2026.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b c Wiseman, Andreas (19 October 2023). "Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Percy Hynes White & Nick Frost Set For High School Horror 'Whistle' From 'The Nun' Director Corin Hardy & Black Bear – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "DGC Ontario Production List" (PDF). Directors Guild of Canada. 12 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Nolan, Daniel (8 December 2023). "High school horror picture Whistle finds a home in the hallways of Delta". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Staff (31 October 2023). "Major market projects at AFM 2023: latest updates". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Andreas (19 May 2025). "Independent Film Company & Shudder Acquire Horror Film 'Whistle' From 'The Nun's Corin Hardy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (14 August 2025). "Fantastic Fest Lineup: Black Phone 2, Sisu: Road To Revenge, Shelby Oaks, Primate, Vicious & More Set For 20th Anniversary Edition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Fantastic Fest 2025". Fantastic Fest. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Navarro, Meagan (28 July 2025). "Whistle Teaser – Dafne Keen Summons Death Curse in New Horror from The Nun Filmmaker". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 28 July 2025.