The Blackening Movie Details:
| Based on | The Blackening by 3Peat |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy, Horror, Thriller |
| Release date | September 16, 2022 (TIFF) June 16, 2023 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 37min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Grace Byers Jermaine Fowler Melvin Gregg X Mayo Dewayne Perkins Antoinette Robertson Sinqua Walls Jay Pharoah Yvonne Orji |
| Directed by | Tim Story |
| Written by | Tracy Oliver Dewayne Perkins |
| Produced by | Tim Story Tracy Oliver E. Brian Dobbins Marcei A. Brown Jason Clark Sharla Sumpter Bridgett |
| Cinematography by | Todd A. Dos Reis |
| Edited by | Peter S. Elliot |
| Music by | Dexter Story |
| Production Company | MRC The Story Company Tracy Yvonne Productions Artists First Catchlight Studios |
| Distributor | Lionsgate |
The Blackening Movie Cast & Characters:
- Grace Byers as Allison
- Jermaine Fowler as Clifton
- Melvin Gregg as King
- X Mayo as Shanika
- Dewayne Perkins as Dewayne
- Antoinette Robertson as Lisa
- Sinqua Walls as Nnamdi
- Jay Pharoah as Shawn
- Yvonne Orji as Morgan
- Diedrich Bader as Ranger White
- James Preston Rogers as Clive Connor and Camden Connor
Storyline:
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?
About The Blackening Movie:
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.
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.
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.
The tagline “We all can’t die first” refers to a horror trope of the Black character being the first to die.
