Chad Villella (born February 12, 1977) is an American producer, writer, director and actor. He is co-creator of Chad, Matt & Rob and

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. His films include ''

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'', '' Devil's Due'', '' Southbound'', '' Ready or Not'', '' Scream'', ''

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'' and ''

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Biography

Villella is originally from

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and a graduate of

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. He is co-creator of the Center for Information Research Analysis And Training (

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Film

Villella is co-founder of the filmmaking collectives Chad, Matt & Rob and

Chad, Matt & Rob

Chad Villella co-founded Chad, Matt & Rob with

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and Rob Polonsky in 2007. The group is known for their unique blend of comedy, adventure,

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and horror. According to an interview in IndieWire, Bettinelli-Olpin worked in the mailroom and later as the office manager at

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, where the group would sneak in after hours to use the offices as their sets. Among their numerous short films is the viral found footage style video ''Roommate Alien Prank Gone Bad'' and five installments of their first-of-its-kind series of Interactive Adventures.Lawton, Christopher (2009-02-04), "Video Sites Entice Users To Stay and Play." ''Wall Street Journal'' As of November 2013, their shorts have received near 70,000,000 views on the Chad, Matt & Rob

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channel.

Radio Silence

After the dissolution of Chad, Matt & Rob, Villella formed Radio Silence with Bettinelli-Olpin,

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and Justin Martinez. The group directed a segment in the feature film ''

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and was acquired by

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. Their segment of ''V/H/S'' is titled ''10/31/98'' and according to

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the story is "set on Halloween as a group of friends go in search for a Halloween party." The following year, they made '' Devil's Due'' for

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and their film '' Southbound'' premiered at the 2015

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and was released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016. On October 30, 2017, it was announced that the trio would adapt Bryce Moore's novel ''The Memory Thief'' for

. In March 2020, it was announced that Villella would executive produce the fifth installment of the ''Scream'' franchise, alongside Kevin Williamson with Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett co-directing. The film was released on January 14, 2022.

Filmography

References

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