Lilly Wachowski (The Matrix) and Scott Glosserman (Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon) are collaborating on iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy, a feature film adaptation of the independently distributed novel series and tabletop role-playing game created by writing duo Olivia Hill and Filamena Young.
Glosserman, who directed Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon and is currently working on its sequel, is set to direct the film. Hill wrote the screenplay, and Jess Elgene is featured as Sandra, a new character created for the adaptation.
Wachowski, Sarah Marie Flores, and Lawrence Mattis are executive producing. The film is being produced by Matt Skrobalak of Butler Hall Productions, Stirling Matheson of Bravura Arts and Entertainment Ltd., and Hill and Young of Machine Age Productions. The project will be filmed in association with Anarchists United Studios.
What Is iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy About?
The iHunt universe combines supernatural horror, comedy, and commentary on the economic pressures of gig work. Hill and Young have developed the world across seven novels released over the past decade under their Machine Age Productions banner.
According to the official synopsis, “Set in the fictional California city of San Jenaro, #iHunt follows a trio of women who are best friends navigating monster-hunting through a gig-work app, blending horror-comedy with sharp socioeconomic commentary.”
Hill and Young provided Variety with the following statement: “#iHunt has been our focus for the past 10 years, and we want nothing more than to bring it to a wider audience. Supernatural horror has always been an amazing tool for telling stories about the very real problems people face. And if you’ve stood up to eviction and Dracula, you know eviction can be so much scarier.”
Glosserman added, “What drew me to Olivia’s script is how cleverly she uses the conventions of horror to explore something genuinely frightening, which is the illusion of choice in a world where survival itself has become a gig. It’s irreverent, provocative and supremely entertaining, but beneath all the monsters and mayhem is a story about what freedom really means when you can’t afford to say no. That’s the kind of genre storytelling I love.”
Anarchists United expressed similar enthusiasm for the project’s combination of horror and social commentary: “Anarchists United is thrilled to be on board with #iHunt and support Olivia Hill and Filamena Young’s referential and all too relatable world of late-stage capitalism in the vampiric age. Even in afterdeath, access to health insurance bites, but besties are worth fighting for.”
iHunt Is Also Expanding Toward Television
The feature film isn’t the only screen adaptation in development. A television pilot written by Hill and Young is also in the works, with Anne Cofell Saunders (The Boys) attached as showrunner. According to the pilot’s logline, “Set in the same city with an entirely different cast of characters, the pilot follows Lana, who leads a crew of broke hunters taking gigs through the app until a routine hospital job turns into a full-blown monster infestation and puts them on the radar of Arthur, an ancient vampire executive.”
Hill and Young have also created #iHunt: A Night in the Life, a vertical series that takes the monster-hunting concept into the world of online content creation. According to the logline, “Hannah, a struggling hunter, figures out the real money is in content and starts livestreaming her monster hunts.”
With a feature film, a television pilot, and a vertical series in development, iHunt is expanding far beyond its original novels and tabletop RPG. What do you think of the premise for iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy? Let us know in the comments!
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