The Blackening
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The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game. The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
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The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game. The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
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About The Blackening Movie
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- It is expanded from a 2018 short film by the improv comedy troupe 3Peat, the film follows an all-Black group of friends who encounter a killer while staying at a cabin in the woods.
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- The film was announced in January 2020, with Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins writing the script. Tim Story was later hired to direct, and filming took place in late-2021. Much of the film’s dialogue was improvised by the cast.
- The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2022. The Blackening was released theatrically in the United States on June 16, 2023, the weekend of Juneteenth.
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- In Canada and the United States, the film was released alongside Elemental and The Flash, and is projected to gross $7–8 million from 1,775 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $900,000 from Thursday night previews.
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- The tagline “We all can’t die first” refers to a horror trope of the Black character being the first to die.
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