Shudder’s This Is Not A Check Reveals Olivia Holt’s Bloodied Face In New Look At Apocalyptic Horror [Exclusive]

Impartial Movie Firm and Shudder share a brand new, harrowing picture from the upcoming horror film This Is Not a Check. Primarily based on the 2012 younger grownup novel by Courtney Summers, This Is Not a Check is an apocalyptic horror-thriller that follows a bunch of youngsters who take cowl inside their highschool and battle to outlive as an apocalyptic disaster overtakes their hometown.

The e-book at the moment has a rating of three.85 on Goodreads, and a brand new version, This Is Not a Check: The Definitive Version with Please Stay Calm, is anticipated on January 13, 2026. In 2024, Summers reacquired the rights to the unique novel and therefore is publishing a revised model, accompanied by the sequel novella Please Stay Calm, forward of the film adaptation.

The timing is ideal, as This Is Not a Check is slated for theatrical launch on February 20, 2026. The film is directed by Adam McDonald (Hell Motel) and stars Olivia Holt (Cloak & Dagger, Jingle Bell Heist), Froy Gutierrez (Teen Wolf, Hocus Pocus 2), Luke MacFarlane (Bros, Killjoys), Corteon Moore (From), Chloe Avakian (Close to or Far), and Carson MacCormac (Shazam!, Shazam! Fury of the Gods).

Whereas we beforehand bought a primary have a look at the primary forged collectively, seemingly inside the halls of the college, ScreenRant can share a brand new unique picture of Holt as Sloane, trying shocked on the digicam, her face lined in blood. Try the brand new picture of Holt in This Is Not a Check under:

This Is Not a Check is popping out on the proper time to be an alternate providing to the everyday romances of the Valentine’s Day season, arriving in theaters a few week later. Different films popping out in February 2026 embrace Emerald Fennell’s already controversial Wuthering Heights adaptation on Valentine’s Day weekend, in addition to Scream 7 on February 27.

IFC and Shudder are sister firms underneath AMC Networks, which, this final yr, collectively launched the horror hit Good Boy. The studios are recognized for titles reminiscent of 2023’s Late Night time with the Satan, and are additionally planning to launch the witch cult horror Forbidden Fruits someday in 2026. Individually from Shudder, IFC produced 2025’s romance function 100 Nights of Hero.

Followers of Shudder and IFC’s area of interest horror will quickly have a brand new providing in This Is Not a Check. The horror thriller may have per week in theaters earlier than it has to compete with Scream, one of many greatest properties within the style. However with robust critiques, this book-to-movie adaptation may nonetheless show to be the viewers’s most popular film over one other sequel from the Scream franchise.

Launch Date

February 20, 2026

Runtime

102 minutes

Director

Adam MacDonald

Producers

Cybill Lui, Matthew Helderman

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  Froy Gutierrez

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  Luke Macfarlane

  Lily Value

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