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Ernest Dickerson to Direct “Black Diamond” Cult Thriller Film

6/17/2026

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Ernest Dickerson will direct and executive-produce a feature-film adaptation of the comic “Black Diamond.”
Brendan Columbus wrote a screenplay where a cult kidnaps Owen and Victoria Welch’s son and forces a child-sacrifice decision.
Fangoria Studios (producer Tara Ansley) and Panick Studios (producers Brendan Columbus and Adam Schlagman) are producing the film with Rose Geddes as executive-producer, marking Panick Studios’ first feature and Dickerson’s first directing credit since “Double Play” (2017).

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Story summary

Ernest Dickerson will direct and executive-produce a feature-film adaptation of the comic “Black Diamond.”
Brendan Columbus wrote a screenplay where a cult kidnaps Owen and Victoria Welch’s son and forces a child-sacrifice decision.
Fangoria Studios (producer Tara Ansley) and Panick Studios (producers Brendan Columbus and Adam Schlagman) are producing the film with Rose Geddes as executive-producer, marking Panick Studios’ first feature and Dickerson’s first directing credit since “Double Play” (2017).