Fede Alvarez’s YouTube video, “Ataque de Panico,” which features giant robots invading the city of Montevideo, has landed him a $30 million Hollywood movie deal.
Created on a budget of $300, “Ataque de Panico” (Panic Attack) shows the gigantic CGI humanoids capturing the capital of Uruguay as citizens flee. Alvarez says that after uploading the video on a Thursday, he was receiving offers from Hollywood on the Monday.
He eventually accepted a $30 million dollar deal from Ghost House Pictures for a full-length sci-fi thriller set in Uruguay and Argentina. The movie will be sponsored by director Sam Raimi, whose credits include the Spiderman and Evil Dead films. The movie, though, won’t be based on the YouTube video itself, Alvarez told the BBC.
While it makes for a remarkable story, you might be less surprised after watching the clip: it has a Hollywood polish that implies Alvarez’s work is ready for its big screen debut.
