Medium Rare
As of August 2, 2026, Medium Rare is a short film that is in pre-production. The production companies attached are LD Entertainment (New York), Mammoth Pictures and World's Fair Pictures. Attached are director Jeff Barker; and producers Jacob Yakob, Mehrodod Heydari and 4 others. Its listed shoot location is Los Angeles, CA. Production List last updated this listing on August 2, 2026.
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Project Summary
Medium Rare is a psychological horror short film written and directed by Jeff Barker, a screenwriter and script consultant on the recent hit Obsession. Dane Cook stars in the lead role, with Oscar-nominated actress Lesley Ann Warren also cast. The film is produced by Jacob Yakob, Mehrodod Heydari of LD Entertainment, Alex Bretow and Kourosh Ahari of Mammoth Pictures, Lee Roy Kunz of World's Fair Pictures and Chuck Shaughnessy. Production is expected to begin in Los Angeles later this summer. Barker originally wrote Medium Rare as a short story eight years ago and is now bringing it to life as his directorial debut in the horror space.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Jeff Barker |
Writing
| Writer | Jeff Barker |
Production
| Producer | Jacob Yakob |
| Producer | Mehrodod Heydari |
| Producer | Alex Bretow |
| Producer | Kourosh Ahari |
| Producer | Lee Roy Kunz |
| Producer | Chuck Shaughnessy |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Medium Rare
Medium Rare is in pre-production, which is when a production hires its crew: department heads first, then each department. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/medium-rare (last updated Aug 2, 2026).