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Chad Villella (born February 12, 1977) is an American producer, writer, director and actor. He is co-creator of Chad, Matt & Rob and Radio Silence. His films include V/H/S, Devil's Due, Southbound, Ready or Not, Scream, Scream VI and Abigail.
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- “Fear and Fun Weren’T Compatible Feelings”
- “We Don’T Want to Do This If We Don’T Think We Can Do Wes Craven Justice”
Bettinelli-Olpin and Villella met first in the mid-2000s, in the back row of an acting class the day Villella had signed the lease on his first apartment in Los Angeles. They became fast friends and creative collaborators. “The typical acting thing wasn’t really for us,” Bettinelli-Olpin says. “So we sort of decided, hey, there’s this new thing cal...
While other collaborators they’ve worked with — including Polonsky and Justin Martinez, who pioneered the group’s use of cheap and effective visual effects — have moved on to other things over the years, Gillett, Bettinelli-Olpin and Villella all say they knew pretty much from that first short that they wanted to build their filmmaking careers toge...
Two years after “V/H/S” became a Sundance sensation, Radio Silence directed their first studio feature: “Devil’s Due,” for 20th Century Fox. The quasi-update of “Rosemary’s Baby” was meant to capitalize on the found footage horror craze but found itself instead on the downswing of a backlash against it. Reviews were not kind, and the film made a de...
Of all the horror franchises from the last 30 years, the “Scream” movies stand deliberately apart, as much about horror cinema as of it, thanks to the alchemy of screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s deftly self-aware screenplays and Craven’s peerless horror filmmaking. But “Scream 4,” which debuted in 2011, was Craven’s last film before he died in 2015,...
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Chad Villella. Producer: Scream. Chad Villella is known for Scream (2022), Ready or Not (2019) and V/H/S (2012).
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Radio Silence Productions is an American film and television production company, founded in 2011 by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella. [1] The group is known for the horror films Ready or Not, Scream and Scream VI, as well as their previous work together as Chad, Matt & Rob. [2] [3] [4]
Mar 9, 2023 · Chad Villella, one of the Radio Silence directors and producers of 'Scream VI', talks to IndieWire about their horror legacy and how they learned from Wes Craven's films. He reveals their challenges, inspirations, and goals for the next installment of the slasher franchise.
Mar 15, 2023 · The Scream VI filmmaking team known as Radio Silence—comprised of directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and producer Chad Villella—did not shy away from expanding upon the Scream...
Jan 13, 2022 · Radio Silence co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and producer Chad Villella talk about their love for the Scream franchise and their vision for the new movie. They reveal how they balance the legacy of Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson with their own voice and vision, and how they work with the old and new cast.
