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Joe Roth’s Team Develops Scary Teacher Film Adaptation

8/13/2026

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Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are developing a film adaptation of the digital horror game Scary Teacher, which has billions of YouTube views.
Cory Todd Hughes and Adrian Speckert will write the screenplay, describing it as an elevated horror take.
The film will explore universal school anxieties and depict characters overcoming fear.
RK Films will produce the movie with Scary Teacher creators, with writers represented by IAG and TFC Management.

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Story summary

Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are developing a film adaptation of the digital horror game Scary Teacher, which has billions of YouTube views.
Cory Todd Hughes and Adrian Speckert will write the screenplay, describing it as an elevated horror take.
The film will explore universal school anxieties and depict characters overcoming fear.
RK Films will produce the movie with Scary Teacher creators, with writers represented by IAG and TFC Management.