The director of Good Boy has landed his next project. The upcoming horror project comes from Republic Pictures, a Paramount Pictures label. Ben Leonberg will direct and co-write a film adaptation of the novella Look Out, Variety reports. Alex Cannon, who co-wrote Good Boy with Leonberg, will co-write the adaptation. The source material is a horror novella published by Artists Writers and Artisans (AWA) and Vertigo Entertainment.
While the movie’s plot details remain under wraps, the original novella follows Oscar, who takes a job as a fire lookout at a remote forest outpost while recovering from a divorce. He finds a paper with strange rules meant to keep him safe during his watch. He finds a paper with strange rules meant to keep him safe during his watch.
Roy Lee and Andrew Childs will produce the film for Vertigo Entertainment, while Zach Studin will produce for AWA. No cast has been attached yet, and the studio has yet to announce a premiere date.
What did film critics say about Ben Leonberg’s first movie Good Boy?
Leonberg’s feature directorial debut Good Boy tells the story of a dog attempting to save his owner from a supernatural entity. It premiered at SXSW 2025 and opened in theaters in October that year.
The film received positive reception from both critics and audiences alike, praising its emotional and unconventional storytelling, especially from a dog’s perspective. As of this writing, the film holds a stellar 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film’s critic consensus reads, “Good Boy is a visually striking, emotionally devastating horror film that eschews genre conventions to deliver a uniquely haunting and conceptually ambitious experience.”
The movie also performed well at the box office relative to its reported production budget. Good Boy grossed over $8.8 million worldwide against a $70,000 production budget.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
