""HIM," a sports-horror thriller directed by Justin Tipping and produced by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions, uses football as a vehicle to explore themes of power, obsession and mentorship gone wrong. Marlon Wayans stars as the fictional, legendary quarterback Isaiah White and former Florida State Seminole walk-on wideout Tyriq Withers brings authentic football experience to the role of his protégé, Cameron Cade. The movie pushes beyond jump scares to ask a deeper question: What happens when the pursuit of greatness turns terrifying?"
""My first word was ball. I was an athlete my entire life," Tipping told ESPN. "But I also studied film theory. So when this idea came about, it was terrifying and exciting -- pulling from the language of sports movies and the language of horror felt like a chance to let them have a conversation and create a new language.""
HIM is a sports-horror thriller that uses football to examine power, obsession and mentorship turned dangerous. Justin Tipping directs and Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions produces, blending sports-movie tropes with horror language. Marlon Wayans plays legendary quarterback Isaiah White while walk-on receiver Tyriq Withers portrays his protégé Cameron Cade, adding authentic football experience. The film moves beyond jump scares into psychological territory, asking what the pursuit of greatness demands and costs. Tipping's background as an athlete-turned-filmmaker informs the film's merger of physical sport and psychological horror, echoing themes from his debut Kicks.
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