Tragedy Man: The Making of Michael Reeves

Tragedy Man: The Making of Michael Reeves enters pre-production as a biographical folk horror feature exploring the fraught creative partnership between young British director Michael Reeves and veteran actor Vincent Price. VFX supervisor Michael Ellis makes his directorial debut with the project, which is set against 1960s London and the haunted countryside of East Anglia. The film dramatizes the making of Witchfinder General, focusing on the clash between Reeves' uncompromising vision and Price's theatrical style—a creative tension that ultimately produced one of Price's most acclaimed performances. Nicholas Denton portrays Reeves, with Tim Downie as Vincent Price and Hugh Bonneville as producer Tony Tenser. U. K. -based Sceadwe Films and CrossBorder Films are co-producing, with the screenplay adapted by Richard Sheppard and Justin Stanley from Sheppard's unpublished short story. Production is expected to begin in late November 2026, with CrossBorder Films handling international sales at AFM.