Slender Man ( film ) - wikipedia Slender Man ( film ) Slender Man Theatrical release poster Directed by Sylvain White Produced by Bradley J. Fischer James Vanderbilt William Sherak Robyn Meisinger Sarah Snow Written by David Birke Based on Slender Man by Eric Knudsen Starring Joey King Julia Goldani Telles Jaz Sinclair Annalise Basso Javier Botet Music by Ramin Djawadi Brandon Campbell Cinematography Luca Del Puppo Edited by Jake York Production company Screen Gems Mythology Entertainment Madhouse Entertainment It Is No Dream Entertainment Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing Release date August 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 10 ) ( United States ) Running time 93 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $10 -- 28 million Box office $11.3 million Slender Man is a 2018 American supernatural horror film directed by Sylvain White and written by David Birke, based on the character of the same name. The film stars Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, and Annalise Basso, with Javier Botet as the title creature. The film was announced in May 2016, and much of the cast signed on a year later. Filming took place in Ayer, Massachusetts in June and July of 2017. Slender Man was released in the United States on August 10, 2018, by Screen Gems, and received a largely negative reception from critics and audiences alike, being called `` boring '' and `` derivative ''. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Casting 3.2 Filming 4 Marketing 5 Release 6 Reception 6.1 Box office 6.2 Critical response 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Plot One night, four friends, Wren, Hallie, Chloe and Katie, summon the Slender Man after hearing some of the boys from school were going to do it. A week later, Katie disappears and the other three girls go to her house to investigate for clues. The three discover that Katie had been involved in the occult, and that she wanted to be taken by the Slender Man. However, the three girls decide to make contact with the Slender Man, in the hopes that they can get Katie back in exchange for something else. Wren, who has been researching the Slender Man mythology, warns Hallie and Chloe not to open their eyes while the three are making contact with the Slender Man, because seeing the Slender Man will result in death or madness. However, Chloe panics and opens her eyes and comes face to face with the Slender Man. Some time later, the Slender Man enters her house and drives her insane. Soon after, Hallie starts having visions of the Slender Man. Hallie goes on a date with Todd, and has a vision, soon after Hallie explains her situation to Todd and warns him to not watch the video. Wren, suffering from frightening hallucinations, searches for a solution to their predicament while Hallie unsuccessfully attempts to move on. Wren finds a book in the library that explains why this is happening to them, but is confronted by the Slender Man and narrowly escapes. A short while later, Hallie 's younger sister suffers a major panic attack and is sent to the hospital and sedated. Hallie discovers that Wren had attempted to come into contact with the Slender Man again, with the help of Hallie 's sister. After stopping Wren from committing suicide, she confronts her about her sister, Wren tells Hallie that the Slender Man only wants them. Wren is then taken by the Slender Man. Hallie realizes that the only way to save her sister is to give herself to the Slender Man, which she does. Hallie 's sister is able to recover and she reflects on the situation that resulted in the death of her sister and her friends. Cast Joey King as Wren Julia Goldani Telles as Hallie Jaz Sinclair as Chloe Annalise Basso as Katie Jensen Taylor Richardson as Lizzie, Hallie 's sister Alex Fitzalan as Tom, Hallie 's boyfriend Kevin Chapman as Mr. Jensen, Katie 's father Javier Botet as the Slender Man Production In May 2016, it was reported that Sony Pictures had started developing Slender Man, a film based on the supernatural mythical character created by Eric Knudsen, with the screenplay to be written by David Birke. Sony 's Screen Gems was in talks with Mythology Entertainment, Madhouse Entertainment, and It Is No Dream Entertainment to produce and distribute the project. In January 2017, Sylvain White was hired to direct the film, while producers were set as Mythology 's Brad Fischer, James Vanderbilt, and William Sherak, Madhouse 's Robyn Meisinger, and No Dream 's Sarah Snow. Casting In May 2017, Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, Talitha Bateman ( who would later be replaced by Taylor Richardson ) and Alex Fitzalan joined the cast. In July 2017, Kevin Chapman was also added, to play an emotionally defeated, alcoholic father. Filming Principal photography on the film began on June 19, 2017, in Boston and concluded on July 28, 2017. Marketing On January 2, 2018, the first teaser poster was revealed, with a teaser trailer the following day. Reactions were mixed, with some online publications describing the trailer as taking a `` traditional, low - budget horror route ''. Other publications noted the film 's release coming four years after the Slender Man stabbing in Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 2014. After the trailer 's online debut, Bill Weier, the father of Anissa Weier ( who had committed the stabbing alongside Morgan Geyser ), stated that the film 's production and release is `` extremely distasteful '', and advised local theaters to not screen the film. A second trailer was released on July 26, 2018. Release Slender Man was released by Screen Gems on August 10, 2018. It was previously slated for May 18, and then August 24, 2018. Prior to the release, Screen Gems shopped the film to other distributors following disagreements between the studio and producers regarding the marketing strategy. Marcus Theaters decided not to screen the film in their theaters in Waukesha and Milwaukee Counties in Wisconsin, out of consideration and respect for those impacted by the real - life events. Reception Box Office In the United States and Canada, Slender Man was released alongside The Meg and BlacKkKlansman, and was projected to gross $8 -- 12 million from 2,109 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $4.9 million on its first day, including $1 million from Thursday night previews, and went on to debut to $11.3 million, finishing fourth at the box office. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, Slender Man holds an approval rating of 15 % based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 3.6 / 10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 28 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` D -- '' on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an `` awful '' 38 % positive score. David Ehrlich of IndieWire, gave the film a D, writing `` a tasteless and inedibly undercooked serving of the internet 's stalest creepypasta, Slender Man aspires to be for the YouTube era what The Ring was to the last gasps of the VHS generation. But... there 's one fundamental difference that sets the two movies apart : The Ring is good, and Slender Man is terrible. '' Charlie of the popular YouTube channel penguinz0 gave the film a rating of 15 %, citing that the movie was `` as simple as it gets '' and that `` it 's just fucking bad. '' See also Slender : The Eight Pages Slender : The Arrival Marble Hornets Always Watching : A Marble Hornets Story Beware the Slenderman References Jump up ^ `` SLENDER MAN ( 15 ) ''. Columbia Pictures Corporation. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 2, 2018. ^ Jump up to : D'Alessandro, Anthony ( August 10, 2018 ). `` ' The Meg ' Chomps A Huge $4 M On Thursday Night -- Box Office ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. 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Jump up ^ Goldstein, Meredith ( May 29, 2017 ). `` ' Slender Man ' horror movie will be made in Boston - The Boston Globe ''. BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Ryan Scott ( January 2, 2018 ). `` Slender Man Movie Poster Will Send Chills Down Your Spine ''. MovieWeb. Retrieved January 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Ryan Reed ( January 3, 2018 ). `` ' Slender Man ' : Watch Disturbing First Trailer for Meme - Based Horror Film ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 3, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Kaitlyn Tiffany ( January 3, 2018 ). `` Watch the first trailer for the Slenderman movie called Slender Man ''. The Verge. Retrieved January 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Marissa Martinelli ( January 3, 2018 ). `` Prepare to Scream Your Face Off at the First Trailer for the Slender Man Movie ''. Slate Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2018. Jump up ^ David Lumb ( January 3, 2018 ). `` ' Slender Man ' trailer is proof some things should n't leave the internet ''. Engadget. Retrieved January 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Adam Chitwood ( January 3, 2018 ). `` ' Slender Man ' Trailer Reveals the Creepy Film Adaptation ''. Collider. Retrieved January 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Chris Evangelista ( January 3, 2018 ). `` ' Slender Man ' Trailer : The Internet Myth Comes to Life ''. / FILM. Retrieved January 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Greg Evans ( January 3, 2018 ). `` ' Slender Man ' Trailer, Poster : Scary Internet Meme Creeps To Big Screen ''. Deadline. Retrieved January 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Richmond, Todd ( 3 January 2018 ). `` Wisconsin girl 's father says Slender Man movie in poor taste ''. MSN.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018. Jump up ^ Associated Press ( January 3, 2018 ). `` Father of `` Slender Man '' Attacker Claims New Film Is `` Popularizing a Tragedy '' ``. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Musiqclub ( August 7, 2018 ). `` Slender Man Soundtrack ''. Retrieved August 7, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Slender Man Release Date Pushed Back ''. Screen Rant. 2018 - 01 - 23. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ Pederson, Erik ( July 18, 2018 ). `` Sony Moves Tarantino 's Manson Pic, Dates ' Zombieland 2 ' & ' Little Women ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 18, 2018. Jump up ^ https://variety.com/2018/film/markets-festivals/slender-man-sony-1202826660/ Jump up ^ http://www.wisn.com/article/marcus-theatres-wont-show-slender-man-movie-in-milwaukee-waukesha-counties/22669308 Jump up ^ McClintock, Pamela ( August 8, 2018 ). `` Box - Office Preview : Big - Budget ' The Meg ' Heads for Tepid $20 M - Plus U.S. Debut ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2018. Jump up ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony ( August 12, 2018 ). `` ' August Audiences Get Hooked On ' Meg ' Shelling Out $44.5 M ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved August 12, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Slender Man ( 2018 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 10, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Slender Man Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved August 10, 2018. Jump up ^ Ehrlich, David ( August 9, 2018 ). `` Slender Man Review : A Tasteless and Inedibly Undercooked Serving of Creepypasta ''. IndieWire. Retrieved August 9, 2018. Jump up ^ penguinz0 ( 2018 - 08 - 12 ), Moist Meter Slender Man, retrieved 2018 - 08 - 13 External links Official website Slender Man on IMDb Slender Man at the TCM Movie Database Slender Man at Box Office Mojo Films directed by Sylvain White Trois : The Escort ( 2004 ) I 'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer ( 2006 ) Stomp the Yard ( 2007 ) The Losers ( 2010 ) The Mark of the Angels -- Miserere ( 2013 ) Slender Man ( 2018 ) Slender Man Video games Slender : The Eight Pages Slender : The Arrival Slender Rising Slender Rising 2 In film Always Watching : A Marble Hornets Story Beware the Slenderman Slender Man Related Marble Hornets Slender Man stabbing `` Glasgowman 's Wrath '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slender_Man_(film)&oldid=854751205 '' Categories : 2018 films English - language films 2018 horror films American films Films directed by Sylvain White American horror films American supernatural horror films American psychological horror films Mystery horror films Films based on mythology Films shot in Massachusetts Screen Gems films American teen horror films 2010s psychological horror films 2010s teen horror films Films about abduction Films based on urban legends Slender Man Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español فارسی Français Italiano 日本 語 Português Русский Tagalog Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 13 August 2018, at 14 : 45 ( UTC ). 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Question: when does the slender man movie come out
Answer: August 10, 2018