YouTube horror short "Ignore It" gets fully financed feature adaptation, Anton launches Toronto sales

Sam Evenson will write and direct his feature debut adapting "Ignore It," a seven-minute YouTube horror short with over 12 million views, Variety reported on 3 September 2026. Anton is fully financing and launching worldwide sales in Toronto. Lily Collias stars. Temple Hill produces. Jeff Speziale, who wrote the original r/NoSleep story, co-writes the expansion.