Tommy Wiseau Enters Cosmic Horror in Silt as First Trailer and Fall Screenings Arrive

Silt has begun its first-look campaign with a trailer, poster and promotional stills released on September 29, 2026. The film brings Tommy Wiseau into a lakeside horror story that its own theatrical campaign calls a cosmic thriller and elevated horror. Special screenings are being planned for the fall, while fans can request the film at a local theater.

The movie was previously announced as Lake Vernon. This is one film under a new title, rather than a second Wiseau project.

What is Silt about?

A fractured group of friends reunites for a weekend at a secluded lakeside property. According to the campaign’s synopsis, old tensions rise as the lake begins changing them in ways they cannot explain or escape.

September’s first-look coverage identifies Andrea Sixtos as Hadria, who carries a sense of guilt she cannot explain, and Tommy Wiseau as Bartleby, the property’s eccentric owner.

Tommy Wiseau, who plays the lake property’s owner Bartleby in Silt; a 2024 contextual portrait, not a still from the film. Wikimedia Commons (CC0). Bartleby talks about the lake’s strange mythology. That mythology belongs entirely to the movie’s fiction; it is not a claim about a real lake.

Writer and director Aaron Jay Rome described his aim as moving beyond a familiar cabin-in-the-woods setup by adding something “cosmic and universal.” His comments also point to unreliable perception and the troubling consequences of apparent miracles. Those are the filmmakers’ themes, not a confirmation of the story’s eventual twists.

Who is in the cast?

The production campaign lists Sixtos, Wiseau, David Anders, Malcolm Goodwin, Olivia Grace Applegate, Michael Papajohn and Vernon Davis. The September press material also names Krishna Smitha and identifies several characters, including Applegate’s Sierra, Anders’s Scott and Goodwin’s Rick.

Davis, a former NFL player, is credited with the story alongside Tiffany Toney. The campaign credits Rome as writer and director, and names Real 85 Productions, ALLaborde Films and Roaming Lens in the production line. Horror Society reports that Davis also produced the film under his Real 85 banner. Its press material credits Isaiah LaBorde with helping adapt the story for the screen, a detail the shorter campaign credit does not spell out.

Why did Lake Vernon become Silt?

The project was publicly covered as Lake Vernon in March 2025, with the same core cast, story contributors and director. The current production campaign calls it Silt, and the September trailer uses that title.

We have not found a statement from the filmmakers explaining why they changed the title. The change itself is clear; its reason is not.

When and where are the screenings?

Horror Society reports that special screenings are planned for October and November 2026, with New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, New Orleans, Austin and Dallas among the proposed stops. Those city plans are reported, not individual theater bookings verified here.

The active Demand The Screen campaign asks audiences to request the film from nearby theaters. It describes a demand-led booking process, so its projected theater counts should not be read as confirmed bookings. Cast member Krishna Smitha likewise directs interested viewers to that campaign for a local screening.

No specific venue, screening date or ticket price has been confirmed in the sources checked for this report. There is also no verified nationwide theatrical release date or streaming date. Check the campaign and the individual theater before making plans.

Is the trailer official?

The player above uses the September 29 upload by Demand The Screen, the same trailer embedded in Horror Society’s first-look report. The uploader names and links to the film’s theatrical campaign, and the video’s cast and production credits match the campaign page. The public video currently permits embedding.

The trailer is the film’s first-look material, not evidence of a wide release. This report will remain a single Movies news entry while screening details develop.