London, U.K. (February 9, 2026) – Logical Pictures Group and Protagonist Pictures will launch international sales at the upcoming European Film Market on Shredded, a bold, high-concept horror feature produced by Platinum Dunes, the powerhouse production company behind the A Quiet Place and The Purge franchises. Protagonist will co-rep international rights with newly launched Logical Pictures International (LPI), and UTA Independent Film Group will represent North American rights. Logical Pictures Group provides full financing for the film as well. The announcement came today from Dave Bishop, CEO of Protagonist Pictures.
Designed as a viscerally entertaining crowd-pleaser, Shredded fuses relentless suspense with viciously sharp commentary, delivering nonstop chills and an unflinching look at the darker side of modern fitness culture and self-obsession.
Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Josh Lawson (The Eleven O’Clock, The Little Death, Long Story Short), the film is a propulsive thrill ride that pushes toxic gym culture to terrifying extremes – an electric descent into diabolical mayhem where brains prove far more valuable than brawn.
Reeling from a breakup, Eileen signs up for an intense gym class run by a charismatic but deranged coach. When she quits the program, he abducts her and imprisons her in his sadistic training compound, forcing her — and other captives — through punishing, often lethal workouts. As the physical toll mounts, Eileen must outwit the coach’s vicious regimen and turn his obsession with control and perfection against him before it’s too late.
Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Alex Ginno produce for Platinum Dunes, and Jeff Golenberg for Strand Entertainment (HBO’s “John Leguizamo’s Ghetto Klown,” “Katt Williams Presents: Katthouse Comedy”). Executive Producers include Frédéric Fiore, Ryan Wickers and Andrei Kamarowsky for Logical Pictures Group, alongside Dave Bishop, James Pugh and George Hamilton for Protagonist Pictures, and Troy Lum.
“Josh has crafted a deeply personal story that brings the horror directly into the audience’s lives. He’s the kind of filmmaker Platinum Dunes is built around – a writer/director with a clear point of view and a sharp instinct for delivering a twisted, crowd-pleasing ride. After Shredded, audiences won’t look at gym equipment — or those wall-length mirrors — the same way again. We’re beyond excited to support him in bringing it to life with Protagonist and Logical as partners,’ said Platinum Dunes.
“Platinum Dunes has an extraordinary track record of creating iconic horror, and we’re thrilled to be joining Shredded and collaborating with our partners at Protagonist on this exciting new project,” confirms Andrei Kamarowsky, Head of International at Logical Pictures Group.
“Shredded is a high concept horror as brutal and unapologetically intense as the ultimate workout from hell,” added Protagonist Pictures’ CEO Dave Bishop. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Platinum Dunes on this bold and timely white-knuckle ride. Tapping directly into contemporary anxieties around control, self-obsession and self-improvement, Shredded is set to put worldwide theatrical audiences through their paces.”
Josh Lawson is best known for starring as Dr. Bruce Schweitz in the NBC hit comedy series, St. Denis Medical, and for his film roles in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Bombshell, and Mortal Kombat, with an upcoming role in Mortal Kombat II. Behind the camera, Lawson wrote and starred in the live-action short The Eleven O’Clock, which was nominated for an Academy Award. He also wrote, directed, and starred in the feature The Little Death, and the dark comedy Long Story Short, which he also executive produced.
Lawson is repped by UTA and Strand Entertainment.
ABOUT PLATINUM DUNES
Producers Michael Bay and Brad Fuller are behind some of today’s most successful genre films. In 2001 they formed the production company Platinum Dunes, their films have since grossed more than $3 billion at the worldwide box office.
In 2018, Platinum Dunes produced the hugely successful horror film A QUIET PLACE starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. On a budget of only $17million, A QUIET PLACE grossed a worldwide total of $341 million, and was named one of the top movies of 2018 by the National Board of Review. AQUIET PLACE: PART II was released theatrically on May 28, 2021, and became the first major blockbuster since the start of the COVID pandemic, grossing $297 million worldwide. A QUIET PLACE won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Horror Movie in 2019, with A QUIET PLACE: PART II following with the same honor in 2022. In June 2024, A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE released. This prequel to the franchise, starring Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn, went on to gross $261 million worldwide.
Platinum Dunes has also produced the highly successful PURGE franchise with five installments to date. The PURGE franchise has grossed $534 million at the worldwide box office against a combined filmmaking budget of $53 million.
Additionally, Platinum Dunes has produced several highly popular television series, including TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN, which is available on Amazon. The series ran for four seasons and is Amazon’s highest rated scripted show.
Previously, Platinum Dunes produced TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, which grossed over $493 million worldwide and became the highest grossing film of the Ninja Turtles franchise. Additionally, OUIJA, was made for only $5 million and brought in more than $103 million at the worldwide box-office. The Platinum Dunes team also produced TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2016), THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003), THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (2005), FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009), A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010), as well as Starz television series BLACK SAILS, which ran for four seasons and TNT’s THE LAST SHIP, which ran for five seasons.
Platinum Dunes has an established track record of creating successful franchises as well as producing cost friendly original films that do extremely well at the box office. Platinum Dunes is currently in production on the upcoming Apple original film SPONSOR starring Jason Segel, John C Reilly, Justine Lupe, and Academy Award nominated Amy Madigan.
ABOUT LOGICAL PICTURES GROUP
Logical Pictures Group produces, finances, and distributes films and series in Europe and around the world. With a catalog of over 300 titles, more than 80 projects in development, and three divisions (financing, production, and distribution in France and internationally), Logical Pictures Group offers talented individuals a unique opportunity to realize their dreams. www.logicalpicturesgroup.com
ABOUT PROTAGONIST PICTURES
Led by Dave Bishop alongside George Hamilton and James Pugh, Protagonist Pictures is a sales, finance, and production company with a proven track record in outstanding films and commercial successes. Based in the UK, the company handles films from around the world, always maintaining a strong focus on filmmakers with exceptional vision and storytelling skills. Protagonist Pictures has championed groundbreaking filmmakers since its inception, including Brady Corbet, Chloe Zhao, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sean Baker, Rose Glass, Taiki Waititi and Pawel Pawlikowski.
Protagonist handled international sales and sold to Focus Features on Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce, which premiered in Venice to stellar reviews and garnered 3 Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Achievement in Cinematography and Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, and 3 Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama, and Best Director. The film also received nine BAFTA nominations winning Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Original Score.
The company also handled sales and executive produced Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, starring 4x Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan. The film premiered in Sundance and Berlin to critical acclaim, and was nominated for two BAFTA awards including Outstanding British Film and Leading Actress.
Additional recent titles include H is for Hawk, which Protagonist both represented and executive produced. Produced by Plan B and starring Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson, the film was recently nominated for a BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. Protagonist’s first in-house production, The Man in My Basement, directed by Nadia Latif and starring Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe, premiered at TIFF in 2025 and is now available worldwide on Disney+.
Protagonist maintains an ongoing partnership with Temple Hill Entertainment, with The Rule of Three marking their fourth collaboration following Clown in a Cornfield, and the horror feature Monitor, slated to premiere at SXSW 2026, as well as Simon Curtis’s comedy feature, Encore.
The company’s current slate includes Last Flight, from director Babak Anvari, and starring 2x Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch; Claudio Borrelli’s jungle thriller The Last of the Tribe, starring Ethan Hawke, Orlando Bloom, and Brazilian actress Zaya Guarani; the psychological horror The Night House, adapted from Jo Nesbø’s bestselling novel and directed by Jesper Ganslandt, starring Jacob Tremblay and Aaron Paul; and The Return of Stanley Atwell, adapted from a short story by Steven Soderbergh, starring Nicholas Galitzine and produced by Hera Pictures, the team behind Hamnet.
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