Matt Leslie
@matthewgleslie.bsky.social
Writer Director Producer
Summer of 84 (2018)
Don't Open the Door (Coming in 2025)
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024)
https://www.matthewgleslie.com/linktree
Summer of 84 (2018)
Don't Open the Door (Coming in 2025)
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024)
https://www.matthewgleslie.com/linktree
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Matt Leslie
@matthewgleslie.bsky.social
· Nov 15
If you don't know me:
As a development exec, I worked on films like STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, RIDE ALONG and BEYOND THE LIGHTS
As a writer, I worked on SUMMER OF 84 (which I also produced) and WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD & HONEY 2
As a director, my first film DON'T OPEN THE DOOR comes out next year
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As a development exec, I worked on films like STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, RIDE ALONG and BEYOND THE LIGHTS
As a writer, I worked on SUMMER OF 84 (which I also produced) and WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD & HONEY 2
As a director, my first film DON'T OPEN THE DOOR comes out next year
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Wooooow that's so crazy -- Peter Thiel is giving a 4-part lecture series on Trump:
www.christianpost.com/news/palanti...
www.christianpost.com/news/palanti...
Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel to lead 4-part series on the Antichrist
A California nonprofit is set to host an off-the-record lecture series featuring billionaire investor Peter Thiel on the biblical figure of the Antichrist
www.christianpost.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Wooooow that's so crazy -- Peter Thiel is giving a 4-part lecture series on Trump:
www.christianpost.com/news/palanti...
www.christianpost.com/news/palanti...
Still buzzing from F1: THE MOVIE — didn’t even know how much I needed that classic summer theatrical experience! Pure, adrenalized popcorn fun! Catch it on the biggest, loudest screen you can find 🏁🏎️
July 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Still buzzing from F1: THE MOVIE — didn’t even know how much I needed that classic summer theatrical experience! Pure, adrenalized popcorn fun! Catch it on the biggest, loudest screen you can find 🏁🏎️
Ok, wild 28 YEARS LATER theory.
SPOILERS AHEAD:
Jimmy (Jack O’Connell) is Spike’s Dad. And Spike’s mom Isla (Jodie Comer) was part of Jimmy’s crew — hence her badass infected kill at the crumbling church that involved putting a plastic bag over the infected’s head.
Cont…
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SPOILERS AHEAD:
Jimmy (Jack O’Connell) is Spike’s Dad. And Spike’s mom Isla (Jodie Comer) was part of Jimmy’s crew — hence her badass infected kill at the crumbling church that involved putting a plastic bag over the infected’s head.
Cont…
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June 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Ok, wild 28 YEARS LATER theory.
SPOILERS AHEAD:
Jimmy (Jack O’Connell) is Spike’s Dad. And Spike’s mom Isla (Jodie Comer) was part of Jimmy’s crew — hence her badass infected kill at the crumbling church that involved putting a plastic bag over the infected’s head.
Cont…
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SPOILERS AHEAD:
Jimmy (Jack O’Connell) is Spike’s Dad. And Spike’s mom Isla (Jodie Comer) was part of Jimmy’s crew — hence her badass infected kill at the crumbling church that involved putting a plastic bag over the infected’s head.
Cont…
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MAGA in a nutshell. Men and women.
A quote about male loneliness, from the new book:
June 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
MAGA in a nutshell. Men and women.
Aristotle said an ending is supposed to be both inevitable AND surprising.
So this Elon-Trump explosion is a real shit ending — most predictable ending of all time.
So this Elon-Trump explosion is a real shit ending — most predictable ending of all time.
June 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Aristotle said an ending is supposed to be both inevitable AND surprising.
So this Elon-Trump explosion is a real shit ending — most predictable ending of all time.
So this Elon-Trump explosion is a real shit ending — most predictable ending of all time.
At @amctheatres.bsky.social to see DROP and this Liberty Tree Mall theater is — once again — absolutely disgusting and disgraceful. We’re not gonna get people to go see movies in theaters if it’s like this. Everyone running AMC needs to be fired. Whole chain needs a massive overhaul. Unreal.
April 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
At @amctheatres.bsky.social to see DROP and this Liberty Tree Mall theater is — once again — absolutely disgusting and disgraceful. We’re not gonna get people to go see movies in theaters if it’s like this. Everyone running AMC needs to be fired. Whole chain needs a massive overhaul. Unreal.
Holy shit did @zeldawilliams.bsky.social absolutely fucking NAIL this. She said more, so definitely check it out bc it was all spot on, but THIS is what we should all be screaming from the rooftops.
March 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Holy shit did @zeldawilliams.bsky.social absolutely fucking NAIL this. She said more, so definitely check it out bc it was all spot on, but THIS is what we should all be screaming from the rooftops.
I wouldn't have believed a single word of our current political reality ten years ago. It's too absurd. Too much of a farce. Too much of a nightmare.
March 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I wouldn't have believed a single word of our current political reality ten years ago. It's too absurd. Too much of a farce. Too much of a nightmare.
Reposted by Matt Leslie
Yes
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yes
Gonna watch THE CONVERSATION and FRENCH CONNECTION tonight in honor of the legend Gene MF Hackman ❤️
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Gonna watch THE CONVERSATION and FRENCH CONNECTION tonight in honor of the legend Gene MF Hackman ❤️
Sitting here in tears, heartbroken but more so inspired by the absolutely incomparable Jane Fonda’s speech at tonight’s SAG Awards.
Wow. What an amazing human being.
God I hope we can overcome what our country is facing.
Thank you Ms. Fonda. For this. For everything.
Wow. What an amazing human being.
God I hope we can overcome what our country is facing.
Thank you Ms. Fonda. For this. For everything.
February 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Sitting here in tears, heartbroken but more so inspired by the absolutely incomparable Jane Fonda’s speech at tonight’s SAG Awards.
Wow. What an amazing human being.
God I hope we can overcome what our country is facing.
Thank you Ms. Fonda. For this. For everything.
Wow. What an amazing human being.
God I hope we can overcome what our country is facing.
Thank you Ms. Fonda. For this. For everything.
A few years ago, I asked the horror community here to share their favorite, lesser-known horror films. I took that feedback and created "Off the Beaten Path"--a comprehensive list of horror's favorite overlooked films. Check it out here to find some gems:
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February 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A few years ago, I asked the horror community here to share their favorite, lesser-known horror films. I took that feedback and created "Off the Beaten Path"--a comprehensive list of horror's favorite overlooked films. Check it out here to find some gems:
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This… is amazing. I miss Loews Theaters, given how shitty AMC theaters are these days…
February 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This… is amazing. I miss Loews Theaters, given how shitty AMC theaters are these days…
Is it January 20, 2029 yet…?
I’ve got fucking whiplash from all the INSANE news every day and it’s a nightmare.
I’ve got fucking whiplash from all the INSANE news every day and it’s a nightmare.
February 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Is it January 20, 2029 yet…?
I’ve got fucking whiplash from all the INSANE news every day and it’s a nightmare.
I’ve got fucking whiplash from all the INSANE news every day and it’s a nightmare.
Just watched THE GORGE on AppleTv+ and had a blast. Big congrats to @scottderrickson.bsky.social and @crobertcargill.bsky.social on another absolute banger with suuuper captivating, high-chemistry performances from Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
February 16, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Just watched THE GORGE on AppleTv+ and had a blast. Big congrats to @scottderrickson.bsky.social and @crobertcargill.bsky.social on another absolute banger with suuuper captivating, high-chemistry performances from Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
2024 movies I can’t believe I still haven’t seen:
MY OLD ASS (sorry @evanhoytwass.bsky.social)
NICKEL BOYS
A DIFFERENT MAN
BABYGIRL
BETTER MAN
SEPTEMBER 5
JUROR #2
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (seeing this Sunday)
MY OLD ASS (sorry @evanhoytwass.bsky.social)
NICKEL BOYS
A DIFFERENT MAN
BABYGIRL
BETTER MAN
SEPTEMBER 5
JUROR #2
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (seeing this Sunday)
February 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
2024 movies I can’t believe I still haven’t seen:
MY OLD ASS (sorry @evanhoytwass.bsky.social)
NICKEL BOYS
A DIFFERENT MAN
BABYGIRL
BETTER MAN
SEPTEMBER 5
JUROR #2
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (seeing this Sunday)
MY OLD ASS (sorry @evanhoytwass.bsky.social)
NICKEL BOYS
A DIFFERENT MAN
BABYGIRL
BETTER MAN
SEPTEMBER 5
JUROR #2
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (seeing this Sunday)
Got to watch Oz Perkins’s latest film THE MONKEY last night at an early screening and had a fucking blast. What a batshit crazy, blood-soaked ride — go see it in the theater when it opens wide on Feb 21 🙊🥁🐵🥁
February 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Got to watch Oz Perkins’s latest film THE MONKEY last night at an early screening and had a fucking blast. What a batshit crazy, blood-soaked ride — go see it in the theater when it opens wide on Feb 21 🙊🥁🐵🥁
News headlines in this country are progressively more dystopian by the day and I wish I could just bury my head in the sand……
February 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
News headlines in this country are progressively more dystopian by the day and I wish I could just bury my head in the sand……
Reposted by Matt Leslie
Every writer I know has had someone, if not multiple people, in their life that has told them to be realistic or have a fallback career for when their writing career fails to materialize. Sometimes, that voice even comes from inside you. It's up to you to prove those assholes wrong.
January 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Every writer I know has had someone, if not multiple people, in their life that has told them to be realistic or have a fallback career for when their writing career fails to materialize. Sometimes, that voice even comes from inside you. It's up to you to prove those assholes wrong.
It’s honestly sooooo disconcerting how much shit out there is already fake, AI-generated nonsense, and yet the overwhelming majority of comments from people consuming this content prove they have no fucking clue. We better step up our media literacy game or this world is toast.
January 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It’s honestly sooooo disconcerting how much shit out there is already fake, AI-generated nonsense, and yet the overwhelming majority of comments from people consuming this content prove they have no fucking clue. We better step up our media literacy game or this world is toast.
Reposted by Matt Leslie
inventing a machine to make art for you is like building a robot to fuck your wife
January 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
inventing a machine to make art for you is like building a robot to fuck your wife
Dammit I can't wait to watch this... and I hate myself for it.
Btw all this tells me is that @joerussotweets has too many movies out right now. Share the wealth, you selfish sonofabitch.
Btw all this tells me is that @joerussotweets has too many movies out right now. Share the wealth, you selfish sonofabitch.
You read that headline right — our dating horror movie, SOUL MATES, is FINALLY available on a widely accessible streaming platform where you can watch it RIGHT NOW for FREE, TUBI!
Thank you, DreadCentral for breaking the news: www.dreadcentral.com/news/519724/...
Thank you, DreadCentral for breaking the news: www.dreadcentral.com/news/519724/...
January 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Dammit I can't wait to watch this... and I hate myself for it.
Btw all this tells me is that @joerussotweets has too many movies out right now. Share the wealth, you selfish sonofabitch.
Btw all this tells me is that @joerussotweets has too many movies out right now. Share the wealth, you selfish sonofabitch.
Thinking of all my fellow Angelenos today ❤️
January 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Thinking of all my fellow Angelenos today ❤️
This. 💯.
I'm attacking 2025. It's the only rational response to the way I'm feeling these days. I'm going to do everything I can to get what I need out of this year, professionally and personally, and take care of the people I can take care of. That's all the control I have over things.
January 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This. 💯.
The Golden Globes or: How to Sell Pharmaceuticals to Americans by Bombarding Them With TV Commercials.
Seriously, what the fuck. 9/10 commercials during the broadcast have been from pharma.
This shit is out of control.
Seriously, what the fuck. 9/10 commercials during the broadcast have been from pharma.
This shit is out of control.
January 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The Golden Globes or: How to Sell Pharmaceuticals to Americans by Bombarding Them With TV Commercials.
Seriously, what the fuck. 9/10 commercials during the broadcast have been from pharma.
This shit is out of control.
Seriously, what the fuck. 9/10 commercials during the broadcast have been from pharma.
This shit is out of control.