Radio Silence Productions

Radio Silence was formed in 2011 by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella. The collective had worked together previously as Chad, Matt & Rob and were known for their blend of comedy, adventure, sci-fi and horror. Martinez and Villella later left the group.{{Cite web |last=apologist |first=Brian LeakEditor-In-Chief King of forgetting drinks in the freezer Pop culture pack rat X.-Phile LOST |title=THE SHORT CUT: An Interview with Radio Silence {{!}} Under the Gun Review |url=http://underthegunreview.net/2012/09/25/the-short-cut-an-interview-with-radio-silence/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |language=en-US}}{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Horror Team Radio Silence Signs with CAA (Exclusive)

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• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin is originally from Oakland, CA. He is the founding guitarist of punk band Link 80 and a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz.
• Tyler Gillett is originally from Flagstaff, AZ and a graduate of the University of Arizona.

The Radio Silence segment of V/H/S titled 10/31/98 is set on Halloween as a group of friends go in search for a Halloween party. According to an interview with Complex, Radio Silence was brought into the V/H/S fold after producer Brad Miska saw Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly. Their segment was shot over four days around Los Angeles in August 2011.

{{Cite web |title=Scare-A-Thon: The Stories Behind "V/H/S," The Best, Most Unique Horror Anthology Movie In Years |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/10/vhs-horror-movie-anthology-interviews-backstory/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Complex |language=en}}

The film was purchased at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival by Magnolia Pictures for slightly over $1 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/vhs-sundance-2012-film-review-285296|title=V/H/S:Sundance Film Review|accessdate=May 30, 2012|date=January 27, 2012|author=Lowe, Justin|work=The Hollywood Reporter}} Limited theatrical release began October 5, 2012 in the United States and November 1, 2012 in Argentina. It was released onto DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download on December 4, 2012, and a limited edition VHS version was released on February 5, 2013.

In 2014, the group's horror film Devil's Due was released on January 17, 2014, by 20th Century Fox. Made for $7 million, the film went on to gross $36.9 million. Director Eli Roth was vocal in his support of the film and in a series of posts on his official Twitter account, wrote "Don't pre-judge Devil's Due because Rosemary's Baby is a 'holy grail' movie. It's so smart, creative, inventive, and fun. Very very scary. The guys at Radio Silence killed it. Devil's Due is a legit scary, smart, horror film. So many awesome scenes. I loved it."{{cite web |first=Eli |last=Roth |authorlink=Eli Roth |title=Don't pre-judge #DevilsDue because Rosemary's Baby is a holy grail movie. It's so smart, creative, inventive, and fun. Very very scary. |url=https://twitter.com/eliroth/status/409100354811215872|publisher=Twitter |date=6 December 2013 |accessdate=15 January 2014}}{{cite web |first=Eli |last=Roth |authorlink=Eli Roth |title=The guys at @HiRadioSilence killed it. #DevilsDue is a legit scary, smart, horror film. So many awesome scenes. I loved it. |url=https://www.twitter.com/eliroth |publisher=Twitter |date=6 December 2013 |accessdate=15 January 2014}} Scott Weinberg of Fearnet described the film as "a darkly passionate homage to Rosemary's Baby, the similarities are both intentional and affectionate."{{cite web|last=Weinberg|first=Scott|title=Devil's Due (review)|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/fearnet-movie-review-devils-due|publisher=Fearnet|accessdate=17 January 2014}}

Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016.{{Cite web |date=2015-10-08 |title=The Orchard Buys Anthology Horror Movie 'Southbound' After Toronto Debut |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-orchard-buys-anthology-horror-movie-southbound-after-toronto-debut/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |language=en-US}} The New York Times{{'}} Neil Genzlinger gave the film a positive review and wrote "Its five segments do what they're supposed to do—unsettle you—but as a bonus, they also leave you wanting more. These are fragments more than complete stories, and the incompleteness is its own kind of creepiness. The filmmakers aren't after tidy tales, neatly connected and concluded. They know that the human mind finds loose ends unnerving." Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, who wrote that "It's one of the smartest and scariest movies in recent memory"{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/movies/southbound-review.html?_r=0|title='Review: 'Southbound' Tells Five Horror Tales, All Set on a Desolate Highway': Film Review|work=The New York Times|first= Neil|last= Genzlinger|date=February 4, 2016|accessdate=February 4, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/post/southbound-five-time-scares-mind-bending-horror-anthology/|title='SOUTHBOUND: FIVE TIME THE SCARES IN A MIND-BENDING HORROR ANTHOLOGY': Film Review|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|first=Richard|last=Roeper|date=February 4, 2016|accessdate=February 4, 2016}} and Rolling Stone{{'}}s David Ehrlich wrote that the movie was "Like episodes of Twilight Zone that a baked Rod Serling might have written after watching Carnival of Souls, these chapters are eerie to the extreme, and seedy enough to make you feel like you're watching something you were never meant to see. It gets under your skin because it knows there's nothing scarier than realizing that—no matter how far you drive—the evil in your rearview mirror is always closer than it appears."{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/southbound-20160204|title='Southbound': Film Review|publisher=Rolling Stone|first=David|last=Ehrlich|date=February 4, 2016|accessdate=February 4, 2016}}

Ready or Not is a 2019 American black comedy horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. The film stars Samara Weaving as a newlywed who becomes hunted by her spouse's family as part of their wedding night ritual. Mark O'Brien portrays her husband, with Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, and Andie MacDowell as members of his family. Ready or Not had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 27, 2019, and was theatrically released on August 21, 2019 by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It grossed over $57 million against a $6 million budget, making just under 29 million both domestically and overseas.{{cite web| url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt7798634/?ref_=bo_se_r_1| title = Ready or Not - Box Office Mojo}} The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, for its blend of subversive humor and crowd pleasing thrills.{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ready_or_not_2019 | title=Ready or Not | website=Rotten Tomatoes }}

Phobias is a 2021 anthology horror film which was executive produced by Radio Silence and was released on March 19, 2021 by Vertical Entertainment.[https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3651263/phobias-horror-anthology-executive-producers-radio-silence-weaponizes-fear-next-month-trailer/ 'Phobias': Horror Anthology from Executive Producers Radio Silence Weaponizes Fear Next Month [Trailer]]

In June 2020, it was announced that a reboot of the V/H/S franchise was in development, with a fourth installment titled V/H/S/94.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/indie/3620939/bloody-disgustings-next-v-h-s-movie-heads-1994/ |title=Bloody Disgusting's Next 'V/H/S' Movie Rewinds Back to 1994|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=Brad|last=Miska|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=September 27, 2021}} The film had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2021.{{Cite web|title=V/H/S/94 First Look Photo! Coming To Fantastic Fest and Shudder|url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/vhs94-first-look-photo-coming-to-fantastic-fest-and-shudder/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Fangoria|date=9 September 2021 |language=en}} The film was released on Shudder on October 6, 2021.

In March 2020, it was announced that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett would direct and Chad Villella would executive produce the fifth installment of the Scream franchise and that the film was currently in development.{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2020-06-24|title=New 'Scream' Movie From Spyglass Media Will Be Released by Paramount (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/paramount-and-spyglass-scream-1234648119/|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Variety|language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/scream-5-ready-or-not-radio-silence-director-plot-details/ | title=Scream 5 Scores Ready or Not Team Radio Silence to Direct | website=Collider | date=12 March 2020 }} In June 2020, Variety reported that the film was set to be distributed by Paramount Pictures.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=June 24, 2020 |title=New Scream Movie From Spyglass Media Will Be Released by Paramount (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/paramount-and-spyglass-scream-1234648119/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |work=Variety}} The film was released on January 14, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3629595/scream-5-slashing-theaters-january-14-2022/|title=Relaunch of 'Scream' Slashing Into Theaters on January 14, 2022!|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=BloodyDisgusting|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}

V/H/S/99 is a 2022 anthology horror film which is co-produced by Radio Silence and was released on October 20, 2022 by Shudder.{{cite web |last1=Pitts |first1=Lan |title=V/H/S/99 Scares Up A New Trailer As It Counts Down To The New Millennium |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/v-h-s-99-scares-up-a-new-trailer-as-it-counts-down-to-the-new-millennium/1100-6507576/ |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |date=December 27, 2022}}

Scream VI, a sequel to the 2022 film was released on March 10, 2023 by Paramount Pictures.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 18, 2022 |title=Scream Sequel & Bob Marley Biopic Theatrical Release Dates Set By Paramount |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/scream-sequel-bob-marley-biopic-release-dates-1234981909/ |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=Deadline}}

V/H/S/85 is a 2023 anthology horror film which was produced by Radio Silence and was released on October 6, 2023 by Shudder.{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2023-10-06 |title=Rewind Back to the 1980s: 'V/H/S/85' Is Now Streaming on Shudder! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3782841/rewind-back-to-the-1980s-v-h-s-85-is-now-streaming-on-shudder/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}

On November 17, 2022, it was revealed that Radio Silence would be directing a sequel to Escape from New York, with Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, and Radio Silence producing, and John Carpenter serving as an executive producer. The film will be released by 20th Century Studios. {{cite web |first=Justin |last=Kroll |title=Radio Silence To Direct New 'Escape From New York' Movie For 20th Century Studios

|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/radio-silence-escape-from-new-york-pic-1235175637/ |date=November 17, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 17, 2022}} In early 2024, the filmmakers confirmed they were no longer involved in the project. {{cite web |last1=Cavanaugh |first1=Patrick |title=Escape from New York Reboot Loses Radio Silence Filmmakers (Exclusive) |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/escape-from-new-york-reboot-radio-silence-directors-exit/ |website=ComicBook|date=8 May 2024 }}

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The group first worked together on a series of Interactive Adventures and a found footage short film called Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly for the Chad, Matt & Rob website.{{Cite news |last=Lawton |first=Christopher |date=2009-02-05 |title=Video Sites Entice Users To Stay and Play |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123370933597245913 |access-date=2022-10-07 |issn=0099-9660}}{{Cite web |last=Wasserman |first=Todd |date=2011-01-26 |title=YouTube Stars Chad, Matt & Rob Return with "Treasure Hunt" [VIDEO] |url=https://mashable.com/archive/chad-matt-rob-return |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Mashable |language=en}}

On Halloween 2016, the trio premiered their first podcast titled The Crawl with Radio Silence described as "In-depth conversations with film and TV artists of all stripes for a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most interesting and overlooked careers in entertainment." The Crawl is co-hosted by Thom Newell, and recorded & edited by Anselm Kennedy. {{cite web | url=http://www.hiradiosilence.com/thecrawlpodcast/ | title=The Crawl Podcast }}

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