Daniel's Gotta Die

Daniel's Gotta Die is a 2022 Canadian comedy thriller film directed by Jeremy LaLonde and written by Matthew Dressel. The film stars Joel David Moore, Jason Jones, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carly Chaikin, Chantel Riley, Iggy Pop, and Bob Saget. It is Saget's final film before his death.

Daniel's Gotta Die
Film poster
Directed byJeremy LaLonde
Written byMatthew Dressel
Produced by
  • William G. Santor
  • Doug Murray
  • Nicholas Tabarrock
  • Leah Jaunzems
Starring
CinematographyRobert Scarborough
Edited byJeremy LaLonde
Music by
Production
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Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Daniel Powell's plan to reconnect with his siblings hits a snag when he discovers they all want to kill him for his inheritance. As the brothers and sisters are forced to spend the weekend together at the family beach house on the Cayman Islands, one thing becomes painfully clear: Daniel's going to find out what family means, even if it kills him.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was originally titled Killing Daniel and written by Dressel in 2011.[2] It was originally slated to enter production in 2015, with Bill Duke directing a primarily African-American cast,[3] but was not completed at that time.

After LaLonde signed on as director, the film re-entered production in 2021, under the title Blue Iguana.[4] Principal photography began on the island of Grand Cayman on March 8, 2021 and concluded on April 2, 2021.[5][6][7]

Release

Daniel's Gotta Die premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 28, 2022.[1]

References
  1. Works, Davina (October 24, 2022). "STAFF PICK: DANIEL'S GOTTA DIE". Austin Film Festival. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  2. Christa Lawler, "Duluth screenwriter making movie in Cayman Islands". Duluth News Tribune, March 18, 2021.
  3. Rebecca Ford, "Bill Duke to Direct 'Killing Daniel'". The Hollywood Reporter, July 31, 2015.
  4. Brock Thiessen, "Iggy Pop Is Starring in the New Movie 'Blue Iguana' with Bob Saget". Exclaim!, April 1, 2021.
  5. Wiseman, Andreas (March 5, 2021). "Joel David Moore, Bob Saget, Jason Jones, Carly Chaikin & Mary Lynn Rajskub To Star In Comedy 'Blue Iguana', First In 3-Pic Cayman Islands Deal — EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  6. "What's Shooting". ACTRA Toronto. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  7. "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Blue Iguana". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.


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