Schechmeister met writer Stephen Susco (The Grudge) at screenwriting event this year and gave him a copy of Viral. An impressed Susco, in turn, passed it along to Roy Lee, producer of The Ring and The Grudge.
Lee and two other producers rallied behind the project and took it to Screen Gems where the feature rights were sold. Now, Schechmeister and his brother Matt are penning a feature adaptation for Tim to direct.
In the short film, two young ladies – Julia and Alexis – are supposed to be studying. But Alexis gives in to the temptation to go online and provoke someone…or something…that should have been left alone. Check out a trailer for the short below.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
