Concord Originals to Adapt Gothic Horror Play Wolf at the Door
Agustina San Martín will direct the film from a screenplay by playwright Marisela Treviño Orta, with casting now underway.
Concord Originals, the film and TV division of BMG, is developing and producing the supernatural gothic horror film Wolf at the Door, the company announced. Agustina San Martín will direct from a screenplay by Marisela Treviño Orta, who adapted her own play. Casting is underway.
The film adapts Treviño Orta's play of the same name, part of a trilogy inspired by Latinx mythology and Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Set in 19th century New Mexico, the story follows a young pregnant woman who foresees the return of a half-man, half-wolf creature and discovers another predator already inside her hacienda, according to Variety, which reported the announcement.
Sophia Dilley and Charles Hopkins of Concord Originals are producing. Quíle Miguel Gomez, Victor Zaraya and Bob Valentine serve as executive producers. Dilley said the project is the first play Concord Originals has commissioned and developed entirely in-house.
Expanding slate
Concord Originals was founded in 2021 and operates with an eight-person team. The company recently acquired RKO, adding more than 5,000 IP assets, including Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion and Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window.
San Martín recently directed the psychological horror feature Psyche, starring Noah Jupe and Isabela Merced, which is currently in post-production. She is a protégé of BMG client Lin-Manuel Miranda for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Concord Originals' slate also includes the musical Bleeding Love with songs by Ryan Tedder, a limited series adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella with Skydance TV, and projects with Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Prods. for Disney+.
Quick answers
Who is directing Wolf at the Door?
Agustina San Martín will direct the film for Concord Originals.
Who wrote the screenplay for Wolf at the Door?
Marisela Treviño Orta wrote the screenplay based on her own play.
Where is Wolf at the Door set?
The story is set in 19th century New Mexico and follows a young pregnant woman who foresees the return of a half-man, half-wolf creature.