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Development updates, early looks, and decisions from inside the process.
An insight into what’s moving, what’s changing, and what’s coming next.

Project focus - Hungry Joe

Casting remains in progress. With our Lead role secured, formal offers were issued last week for two supporting roles.

Head of Department discussions began last week between the Producers and Directors. Roles under consideration include Production Designer, 1st Assistant Director, Editor, Costume Designer, Hair & Makeup Designer, and Sound Designer - key positions in realising the Director’s vision and elevating the film beyond the script.

New concept ideas

In our last newsletter we asked: what is the weirdest or most overlooked part of British culture that deserves the big screen treatment?

Thanks to everyone who sent ideas. Here are two that stood out:

• A horror set in a working man’s club at their peak in 1970s England.

• George Best - the moment footballers became more than athletes, and the price of being the first superstar.

Do either of these ideas spark any memories or experiences of your own? Get in touch and let us know.

Both of these ideas are based in 1970s Britain. Whilst we wait to hear back from you, here are some of our favourite films from that era:

• The Wicker Man (1973, Robin Hardy) - A devout Christian police sergeant investigates a missing girl on a remote Scottish island, only to uncover a pagan community preparing a shocking ritual sacrifice.

• The Devils (1971, Ken Russell) - In 17th-century France, political and religious hysteria erupts when a charismatic priest is accused of witchcraft amid a convent’s sexual frenzy and the state’s brutal suppression.

• A Clockwork Orange (1971, Stanley Kubrick) - A violent delinquent undergoes an experimental form of aversion therapy that strips him of free will, raising disturbing questions about morality and control.

Behind the Scenes - Flipping the Indie Film Model with Tyler Reid

We recently had a fascinating call with industry veteran Tyler M. Reid. At its core was the question: how do you make indie films under £10m that audiences actually want, without burning years chasing the wrong path?

Here are the sharpest takeaways:

1. Pre-sales are a double-edged sword.
   They bring cash and set your project’s market value. For example, if you pre-sell Germany at €400k, that’s the ceiling. Tyler’s advice: never pre-sell UK/US early - they’re your biggest profit engines.

2. Soft money is leverage.
   A letter of commitment from a fund or tax credit body is more valuable than any deck or cast list. It proves a project is real.

3. Build the finish line first.
   Before you package, know who you’ll hand the project to. Create a master partner list early - otherwise you risk building something no one wants in it’s current form.

4. Genres that still travel.
   Horror and action remain acquisition gold. Streamers may not commission them, but they’ll always buy them completed.

5. IP is power.
   Sell it and it’s gone. License it in shorter windows or territory-by-territory to keep control and long-term upside.

At Void, we’re taking these lessons seriously as we build an audience-first studio where creative instinct and commercial logic reinforce each other. Thanks again to Tyler - a real font of knowledge on anything indie film making. Check out his website for more of his useful insights:

Coming up

Next newsletter, we’ll share:

• A profile on an exciting new company set to revolutionise IP control

• More recommendations from the team

• Development updates from across our slate

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