EXCLUSIVE: HanWay Films is launching sales at Cannes on The Creep, a re-imagining of 2004 cult horror classic Creep, with cast including Top Boy
EXCLUSIVE: HanWay Films is launching sales at Cannes on The Creep, a re-imagining of 2004 cult horror classic Creep, with cast including Top Boy and Bird star Jasmine Jobson and UK rapper Aitch, in his acting debut.
Creep filmmaker Christopher Smith returns as director, with producers of the original film Julie Baines and Jason Newmark also back for the UK’s Dan Films and Newscope Films, respectively. Jonathan Taylor joins as producer for Dan Films and Laurie Cook for Newscope. Creep cinematographer Danny Cohen and production designer John Frankish are also returning.
Production is set to begin in the UK in autumn. Set in London’s shadowy underground, the film follows a struggling artist (Jobson) forced to return to her criminal drug-running past.
Andy Nyman plays a captive well-versed in Creep’s nefarious behaviour, while Brit award-winning rapper Aitch plays Natter G, a renowned drill rapper with natural survival instincts.
The Creep was developed with funding from UK outfit HanWay Films’ newly created development fund dedicated to supporting late-stage development. Peter Watson and Gabrielle Stewart will executive produce. HanWay also represented sales on the original Creep.
“Ever since I finished Creep and released it to the world, I’ve wanted to return to that story,” said Smith, whose directing credits also include 2006 satirical horror Severance and upcoming Spider Island for Vertigo Films. ”I’ve always felt there was unfinished business. While I’ve always loved the purity of what I achieved in my first film with Franka Potente and Sean Harris, I know there’s a scarier, more evolved film still inside me. Creep resonates deeply with people. No matter what I’ve done since, it’s always Creep that people know me by—and want to talk about.”
“I’ve spent years searching for a story that captures that same raw dread, but nothing has matched the feeling of being lost underground in a city everyone loves. Just below our feet lies a labyrinth steeped in history—a nightmare hidden beneath the surface. It taps into that same primal fear a child feels when they look under the bed before going to sleep.
“Now I want to revisit Creep not only as an experienced filmmaker and writer, but also as someone who has lived in London for over 30 years.
“I’ve worked passionately on the script to retain the dread of the original, while enhancing the characters, deepening the humour, and amplifying the action. My goal is to create a film that not only builds on the original but surprises and shocks—intelligently—with a modern twist for a new Gen Z audience.”
Gabrielle Stewart, CEO of HanWay Films, added: “When Christopher told us that he wanted to go back to the world of his first feature and revisit the dark web of the London Underground with a brand new horror story, and do it even better, we were excited! We are thrilled a brand new generation gets to enjoy an adrenaline-fuelled horror in this iconic London setting and be very, very afraid.”
Jobson will also soon be seen as Ramla Ali in upcoming boxing biopic In The Shadows.
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