Rising Czech filmmaker Andy Fehu has wrapped another feature-length project. Fehu rose to prominence with his semi-DIY feature debut, The Greedy Tiffany [+leggi anche:
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The script, written by the director and Ondřej Kopřiva, who co-penned the screenplay for the celebrated domestic webseries Semester, follows the titular YouTubers, Shoky and Morthy. After their controversial new video of a grocery store robbery becomes the target of criticism on social networks and their channel is demonetised, they decide to part ways. However, before splitting, they try to improve their tarnished YouTube reputation with one last escapade. They are joined by Morthy’s girlfriend, an ambitious influencer, a ghost hunter called Lucie and vacuum-cleaner salesman (and unsuccessful YouTuber) Radomil as they investigate a mysterious roadhouse called The Nine Crosses, the site of an alleged massacre.

The producers of the Emmy-winning web thriller #martyisdead (see the news), Vratislav Šlajer and Jakub Košťál, of Bionaut, are producing the dark comedy, while Fehu and Jakub Ševčík, of production outfit Snake Catcher, are serving as co-producers. Moreover, in addition to co-writing, directing and producing, Fehu also handled editing duties on his sophomore feature, while Ševčík lensed the movie. Fehu belongs to the youngest generation of Czech directors and has already made a name for himself in genre filmmaking. His next feature-length project will not divert from this trajectory: he is currently working on a zombie horror called Quarantine Zlín, about a drug that induces temporary insanity. The film is written by Petr Koubek, who penned the Different horror anthology (see the news), produced by Bionaut, the company that is also behind Quarantine Zlín.

Shoky & Morthy: The Last Big Thing is being produced by Vratislav Šlajer and Jakub Košťál, of Bionaut, and Fehu and Ševčík, of Snake Catcher. The Czech Film Fund and South Moravian Film Fund supported the movie. Falcon will handle the domestic release, with the premiere set for 5 August.

Watch the teaser for Shoky & Morthy: The Last Big Thing below: