Magnet Grabs U.S. Rights to ‘Officer Downe’ From Slipknot Co-Founder

Magnet Releasing has nabbed U.S. rights to “Officer Downe,” the debut feature from M. Shawn Crahan, Variety has learned.

The gritty sci-fi film follows a police officer who is repeatedly killed, resurrected, and sent back into the field thanks to some shadowy technology that essentially makes him immortal. It’s an adaptation of a 2010 graphic novel by Joe Casey and Chris Burnham, and stars Kim Coates of “Sons of Anarchy” fame. Magnet is the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures.

“Officer Downe” will debut in theaters and on-demand platforms on Nov. 18. It plans to tout the film at New York Comic-Con in a few weeks.

Crahan is best known by his stage name “Clown.” He is a musician, music producer, and artist, who co-founded and is a member of the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Slipknot.

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Magnet is the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, specializing in films from the vanguard of horror, action, comedy and Asian cinema, and the home of genre classics like Tomas Alfredson’s LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, Takeshi Miike's 13 ASSASSINS, Gareth Edward's MONSTERS, Neil Marshall's sword and sandals bloodbath CENTURION, Tony Jaa's ONG BAK trilogy, and the terrifying V/H/S and ABCS OF DEATH anthologies to name a few. Recent releases include all-female-helmed horror anthology film XX, legendary director Takashi Miike’s 100th film BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, Michael Beach Nichols’ urban legend nightmare WRINKLES THE CLOWN, Romola Garai’s Sundance horror-thriller AMULET, John Hyams directed thriller ALONE, Mads Mikkelsen revenge-thriller RIDERS OF JUSTICE, horror thriller AGNES from director Mickey Reece, Norwegian disaster epic THE BURNING SEA, sci-fi thriller ULTRASOUND, TIFF Midnight Madness horror-thriller YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER, from Irish filmmaker Kate Dolan; and Carlota Pereda’s visceral Sundance Midnight hit PIGGY. Upcoming releases include Mali Elfman’s Tribeca supernatural road movie NEXT EXIT, BABY RUBY, the unsettling feature directorial debut of award-winning playwright Bess Wohl, starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington, and Quentin Dupieux Cannes Midnight comedy SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING.