‘Leviticus’ Snagged By Neon Following Sundance Premiere

Leviticus star Joe Bird
Joe Bird in ‘Leviticus’ by Adrian Chiarella, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Ben Saunders)

Neon has acquired the worldwide release rights to Leviticus following its 2026 Sundance Film Festival premiere. The queer horror film, from writer/director Adrian Chiarella, earned a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes after its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight Section.

Neon’s expecting to release Leviticus starring Joe Bird (Talk To Me) and Stacy Clausen (Crazy Fun Park) in theaters later this year. The film also stars Jeremy Blewitt (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart), Ewen Leslie (The Nightingale), Davida McKenzie (Silent Night), Nicholas Hope (Bad Boy Bubby), Zahra Newman (Thirteen Lives), and Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland).

“In Leviticus, two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most – each other,” reads Neon’s synopsis.

Talk to Me producers Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton, and Hannah Ngo serve as producers. Causeway Films financed the horror film.