Studio 666 is a horror comedy film released on February 25, 2022 (United States). It was directed by B. J. McDonnell from a screenplay by Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes, based on a story by Dave Grohl. Grohl stars, alongside his Foo Fighters bandmates Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, and Rami Jaffee. Whitney Cummings, Leslie Grossman, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega, and Jeff Garlin co-star in the ensemble cast. In the film, the Foo Fighters move into a cursed mansion to record a new album.
Studio 666 is the first non-documentary to feature the Foo Fighters; the band was previously the subject of the film Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011) and the television series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways (2014). The film was released theatrically in the United States on February 25, 2022, by Open Road Films and Briarcliff Entertainment. It received mixed reviews.
In November 2021, it was reported that a film starring the Foo Fighters entitled Studio 666 had been shot in secret. John Ramsey and James A. Rota produced the film, while the bandmates served as executive producers. Hatchet III filmmaker B. J. McDonell directed the film, working from a script written by Jeff Bulher and Rebecca Hughes, based on a story from Grohl inspired by their experiences recording their tenth album.
Filming took place in the same house the band recorded their album Medicine at Midnight. Nearing the end of filming in early 2020, production was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Production resumed in Los Angeles months later, becoming one of the first films to do so during the pandemic. Six days of filming were planned to finish the film, but it would ultimately span three weeks due to the regulations put in place to film safely.
Grohl recorded a whole album of heavy metal songs for the in-movie fictional band Dream Widow. The album was released on March 25, 2022, consisting of eight tracks.
Tracklist:
- Encino
- Cold
- March of the Insane
- The Sweet Abyss
- Angel With Severed Wings
- Come All Ye Unfaithful
- Becoming
- Lacrimus Dei Ebrius
Cast
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl: lead vocals, guitar
Taylor Hawkins: drums
Rami Jaffee: keyboards, piano
Nate Mendel: bass guitar
Chris Shiflett: guitar
Pat Smear: guitar
Other
Whitney Cummings as Samantha
Will Forte as Darren Sandelbaum
Jeff Garlin as Jeremy Shill
Leslie Grossman as Barb Weems
Kerry King as Krug
Jenna Ortega as Skye Willow
Marti Matulis as the Caretaker
Lionel Richie as himself
Jason Trost as Tech
Jimmi Simpson as Venue person
John Carpenter as Studio engineer
Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 March 25, 2022).
