WTFilms Boards Comedic Thriller The Dregs
Stephen Lang and Nava Mau star in the Italian Alps-set genre film, which makes its feature directorial debut with Connor Martin.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Horror
WTFilms has come on board The Dregs, a comedic thriller starring Stephen Lang and Nava Mau. The film follows friends on a trip to the Italian Alps who drink a cursed bottle of Grappa.
Why it matters
The project marks a genre push for WTFilms and a feature directorial debut for Connor Martin. It will be shown to buyers, giving the film an early route toward international distribution.
The announcement lists a cast of seven, including Stephen Lang, Nava Mau, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Piper Curda. No production budget, commercial performance figures, or release schedule were provided in the source material.
The players
WTFilms
WTFilms is a genre-focused production company that has come on board The Dregs.
Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang is an actor known for his work in genre and thriller films, and he plays the antagonist in The Dregs.
Connor Martin
Connor Martin is the director making his feature directorial debut with The Dregs.
The details
The Dregs follows friends whose Alpine trip turns dark after they drink a cursed bottle of Grappa. Lang plays a bitter waiter whose family recipe involves alchemy and witchcraft, and Deadline released a first-look image of the film.
Timeline
November 2026: WTFilms presents The Dregs to buyers at the American Film Market.
Market Positioning
WTFilms is taking The Dregs to the American Film Market, where independent genre projects are typically pitched to international buyers before completion. The film's comedic-thriller framing places it within the crowded horror-comedy space that sellers often target at the market.
Viewers will not be able to see The Dregs until a distributor is secured and a release window is set, and the extraction gives no platform or theatrical date. The November market presentation is a sales step aimed at buyers rather than audiences.
The takeaway
Genre films with a clear hook and a recognizable cast are the ones that tend to attract buyers at the American Film Market, and The Dregs is being pitched on exactly that basis.
What happens next
WTFilms will present The Dregs to buyers at the American Film Market in November 2026.
Further reading
For more on the genre, explore our Horror coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Bloody Disgusting!.
