HERETIC

Filmmakers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods burst onto the Hollywood scene with Paramount Pictures’ A Quiet Place, based on their original screenplay. The critically acclaimed box-office smash stars Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, who also directed the film. Receiving a Certified Fresh designation with a score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, the film earned over $340M at the worldwide box office and was #1 at the domestic box-office for two weeks. Beck and Woods serve as executive producers on the film in addition to co-writing the screenplay with Krasinski. A Quiet Place was named as a Top Ten Film of 2018 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. Beck and Woods' script earned them the Saturn Award for Best Writing, alongside Best Original Screenplay nominations from the Writers Guild and the Critics Choice Awards, and was named one of the year's ten best scripts by The Tracking Board Hit List. Other credits for the filmmakers include 2019’s acclaimed thriller Haunt, which they wrote and directed for producer Eli Roth, Sierra/Affinity, Broken Road Productions, and Nickel City Pictures. The film had its world premiere as the Opening Night film at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival then its international premiere at FrightFest in London. Beck and Woods are also co-owners of The Last Picture House, a specialty cinema and social lounge with 35mm capabilities. The movie theater is located in their hometown of Davenport, Iowa, and opened in 2023. Beck and Woods are members of the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America.