This collaboration marks a long-anticipated reunion for Giamatti and Roth. The 2 initially crossed paths through the filming of their respective initiatives, Hostel and The Illusionist, in Prague. Paul Giamatti revealed in a 2013 interview with EW that there have been talks of him making a cameo within the first Hostel movie, although it finally didn’t occur.
Whereas making ready to work with Paul Giamatti in Hostel, Roth, recognized for his directorial debut with Cabin Fever in 2002 and different horror options like Knock Knock, was additionally busy with different initiatives. Just lately, he wrote, directed, and produced the slasher movie Thanksgiving, which earned $31.9 million domestically and has a sequel within the works.
His upcoming movie Borderlands is slated for a summer season launch.