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Lionsgate Unveils 'The Death Roll': Croc Horror Thriller

3/18/2026

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Lionsgate has acquired The Death Roll, a horror-thriller produced by Glen Powell's Barnstorm and Dan Cohen.
Kas Graham and Rebecca Pollock wrote the screenplay.
The film centers on a couple whose vacation is disrupted by a 15-foot saltwater crocodile.
Bryan Haas will produce through Chasing Epic Pictures, with Ryan Schwartz as executive producer.
The film adds to the growing trend of animal attack horror films.

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Lionsgate has acquired The Death Roll, a horror-thriller produced by Glen Powell's Barnstorm and Dan Cohen.
Kas Graham and Rebecca Pollock wrote the screenplay.
The film centers on a couple whose vacation is disrupted by a 15-foot saltwater crocodile.
Bryan Haas will produce through Chasing Epic Pictures, with Ryan Schwartz as executive producer.
The film adds to the growing trend of animal attack horror films.