Ben Leonberg Set to Direct Look Out Adaptation
The horror director will co-write a film version of the Dan Baillie and Tim Bradstreet novella with Alex Cannon.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Horror
Filmmaker Ben Leonberg is set to direct and co-write a film adaptation of Look Out, the horror novella written by Dan Baillie with art by Tim Bradstreet. Leonberg will co-write the script with Alex Cannon, his writing partner on Good Boy.
Why it matters
The project brings a horror story from Vertigo and AWA's "Future of Fear" partnership to the screen, the first installment of that collaboration. It also extends Leonberg's run of genre projects, including the drone-shot found-footage film Follow Mode.
The source novella Look Out was released in May 2025 as the first installment of Vertigo and AWA's "Future of Fear" partnership. No box office, budget, or streaming figures are available for the adaptation, which has not yet entered production according to the extraction.
The players
Ben Leonberg
Ben Leonberg is a filmmaker known for the dog-centered horror film Good Boy and the drone-shot found-footage thriller Follow Mode.
Alex Cannon
Alex Cannon is a screenwriter who previously collaborated with Ben Leonberg on the script for Good Boy.
The details
Look Out follows Oscar, a man recuperating from a divorce who takes a job as a fire lookout at a remote forest outpost. There he finds a paper inscribed with strange rules that promise to keep him safe during his watch.
Timeline
May 2025: Look Out is released as the first installment of the "Future of Fear" partnership.
November 6, 2026: Leonberg is reported as set to direct and co-write the adaptation.
Legal Context
The adaptation extends the writing partnership between Ben Leonberg and Alex Cannon that produced Good Boy, the horror film built around Leonberg's family dog Indy. Leonberg's current slate also includes an adaptation of Grady Hendrix's short story Ankle Snatcher.
No release platform, theatrical date, or ticket information has been announced for the Look Out adaptation. Viewers can read the original novella now, which was released in May 2025 as part of Vertigo and AWA's "Future of Fear" partnership.
The takeaway
Adaptations of comic-book horror often take years to reach production, so the timeline for Look Out remains open. Readers interested in the source material can start with the May 2025 novella.
Further reading
For more on the genre, browse our Horror coverage of upcoming film adaptations and directors.
