🎬 Movie clap! After almost 2 years in the making, @arthurmadrid and I @borgetsebastien are proud to unveil our latest passion project: HOLLYWOOD HILLS.
A cosmic horror film by Benjamin Rozovas @BenjaminRozovas, produced by Harrison Allen, with @TheSandboxGame as a community partner.
I believe we’re entering a new era for movies, one where internet-native communities can help finance, build and spread a film before it even reaches the screen. The Blair Witch Project pioneered community-driven storytelling; newer projects such as Backrooms and Obsession are pushing that model further. The team behind HOLLYWOOD HILLS is explicitly building around that community-first approach.
With HOLLYWOOD HILLS, you can join us as an investor and share in its success, while 3,000 digital Villas become clues and perks within the story.
Pre-register now on Republic @joinrepublic to be first notified. 👉🏻 https://t.co/H9Oyubab6r
Who we are.
✋@benjaminrozovas writer-director. Two decades as a film journalist for GQ and Première, then built games on The Walking Dead IP.
✋Harrison Allen, producer. The Singers (Oscar winner), The Last Thing Mary Saw (Shudder Original).
✋@arthurmadrid & ✋@borgetsebastien, producers, founders of The Sandbox (TIME100 Most Influential Companies, 200+ entertainment partnerships including The Walking Dead). Lead investors.
✋Oscar Gervet, producer. Anonymous Content, XYZ Films. Rei Pictures, Spain co-producers. Zama and Kill the Jockey (Venice), The Settlers (Cannes).
Advisers: ✋Sam Pressman (American Psycho, The Crow, Wall Street) and ✋Thomas Vu (executive producer, Arcane).
What investors get ⤵
From our director @BenjaminRozovas:
There's a bus in Los Angeles that only runs after dark. The Dead & Famous tour takes you past the celebrity murders, the overdoses and the addresses the maps leave out.
Tonight it goes off route.
A star is dying over the city, the way a comet died over it in 1899, the year LA lost its mind. Twelve people have vanished in these hills, and nobody has connected them.
By morning, the passengers will know what has been living under Hollywood for 125 years.
Who the filmmakers are ⤵
Introducing Hollywood Hills.
A cosmic horror thriller feature film set in the Hollywood Hills. From the creators of @TheSandboxGame
It's the first film you are part of from day one. Fans can invest on @joinrepublic and own a share of revenues, hunt for hidden clues, earn collectibles, impact the story or even get on screen, all while it’s being made.
We’re out of stealth today.
Join waitlist ➡️ https://t.co/4FOibkpZbS
Here's everything you need to know ⤵
1⃣ INVEST. The fan investment window opens until allocation is sold out. Enjoy the perks. Join the waitlist.
2⃣ HUNT. Clues are hidden everywhere. Crack them and you may change the story.
3⃣ COLLECT. You can get a Hollywood Hills Villa, from a very limited NFT in-world collection, created by @stevescott3000 (Led Zeppelin, the Guggenheim). Each one hides a piece of evidence.
4⃣ GET ON THE BUS. The film is built around the Dead & Famous LA bus tour.. and you can actually ride it! It runs through the Hills this October, past the houses where the famous died.
5⃣ GET IN THE FILM. Your name in the end credits, your face hidden in the frame, a producer credit, an audition.
Lets unpack this a bit.
The story: true crime meets cosmic horror ⤵
Launch days are always special. 🎬
@borgetsebastien and I are so excited to finally share our new project, Hollywood Hills @hhillsofficial. We believe in creators, in Web3, and in giving anyone the chance to have their creations enjoyed by everyone.
We love HORROR, so enjoy the journey with @BenjaminRozovas. 🩸
We're exploring new ways of financing with @joinrepublic. Be part of it.
And we love NFTs, so we're launching a collection of VILLAS (more soon) on @opensea. 🏚️
BONUS: We're launching the "Dead & Famous Bus Tour" in Los Angeles. Take a seat. 🚌💀