‘Run’, A New Thriller From ‘Searching’ Director Aneesh Chaganty, Hits Theaters In 2020
Aneesh Chaganty, the co-writer/director of last year’s computer screen mysterySearching, is following up that movie with a more traditionally-filmed thriller calledRun.Sarah Paulson(Glass, American Horror Story) stars opposite newcomerKiera Allen, and now Lionsgate has unveiled the movie’s official release date. Find out theRunrelease date below, and why it’s good news for the filmmaking team.Runfollows a smart, cool teenager known as “Daughter” (Allen) who uses a wheelchair and is raised in complete isolation by “Mother” (Paulson), and the girl slowly learns that her mother is keeping a sinister secret. In an interview withCollider, Allen addressed the opportunity of playing a disabled character:
The Hollywood Reporterbrings word thatRunwill receive a wide release onJanuary 24, 2020.Searchingwas rolled out slowly over several weeks at the tail end of last summer, building word of mouth until it eventually earned over $75 million at the global box office – not bad for a film with a budget around $1 million. Lionsgate givingRuna wide release right off the bat seems to signal that the studio has faith in the movie – or at least that they’re confident it can perform well during that time of year. 2019’s horror/thriller January releases includeEscape RoomandGlass(another Sarah Paulson movie);Escape Roomwas made for $9 million and has earned $77 million worldwide so far, andGlasswas made for $20 million and has earned $166 million so far.
LikeSearching,Runwas co-written by Chaganty andSev Ohanian, and produced by Ohanian andNatalie Qasabian. I reached out to Chaganty to get his thoughts on the release date, and he responded, “I AM SO EXCITED FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THIS MOVIE !!!!!” AfterSearchingended up on/Film’s Best Movies of 2018 list, I think it’s fair to say that we’re excited, too.
