Someone has been a good boy and the reward is on its way.
After recent days IFC The first official trailer of the Independent horror project Good Boy of the director Ben Leonbergand went viral, the Film study decided to rule out the limited launch planned in cinemas, For a broad premiere on the same date, October 3, 2025.
The film that became a sensation at the SXSW festival last March, presents a innovative proposal when narrated in its entirety from the perspective of a dog.
The 72 -minute terror project is starring Indya retriever dog of New Scotland, by director Leonberg himself.
By the way, Indy won the Fame howl in SXSW, for its interpretation, and is called “One of the most emotional actors in its generation … regardless of the species”.
He Exact number of screens is still to be determinedbut IFC trusts its massive appeal. It is a film proposal that could repeat the success of other recent titles of the company such as Late Night with the Devil o In a Violent Nature. These two films debuted on 1,400 screens in 2024 in the United States, and collected a global box office of $ 10 million and $ 4.2 million dollars, respectively. They are placed at number 4 and number 16 of the highest grossing films in the history of IFC.
Unlike those two films that were classification R, Good Boy It is PG-13 classification.
Since the premiere of the trailer on August 18, he has accumulated more than 2 million visualizations. In addition, searches for “Does Good Boy's dog die?” They shot more than 2000%.
In case you are not aware, we tell you that IFCthe film company that was recently subject to a rebranding as Independent Film Companypreviously known as IFC Films, codistribes horror movies with Shudderthe streaming service specialized in the genre.
The release date of Good Boy In the streamer it will be announced later.
Synopsis of GOOD BOY:
“Indy, a faithful dog moves to a rural family house with its owner Todd. Shortly after moving, Indy feels immediately tormented by empty corners, tracks an invisible present that only he can see, and are tormented by visions of the gloomy death of the anterior occupant. While dark entities threaten his human partner with being dragged to the beyond, the brave puppy must fight to protect those who love those who love those who love those who love them.
The cast includes Indy, Shane Jensen, Larry Fessenden, Arielle Friedmany Mom Krawcheck.
Leonberg directs the script he co -written with Alex Cannon.
The producers are Leonberg and Kari Fischer.
Regarding his unique project, Leonberg previously declared FilmMaker magazine:
“This is not Air Bud or Lassie, where the dog is always carefree, clearly acting for food or listening to a trainer off the camera. My goal was for Indy to behave and act realisticallyor as realistic as possible, given the supernatural events of the film. He is not imbued with a voice or guided by abstract thinking, but for instinct, sensation and simple reasoning”.
Scott Shoomandirector of IFC Entertainment Group (which Supervises IFC, Shudder and Rlje Films) trust that the public will be surprised how Leonberg made the film:
“It is exactly the story of how one would like an independent movie to have been created. Ben did it with his own dog. This is your dog! It is not a theater dog, and it is as if this were the magic and the reason why we all got into this business“.
IFC will carry Good Boy to the cinemas with a broad premiere on October 3, 2025.
Source: https://cine3.com/good-boy-deja-descarta-estreno-limitado-ifc-estreno-amplio/
