Draft:Et Tu

Et Tu is a 2023 American independent horror-thriller film written and directed by Max Tzannes in his feature directorial debut. Starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Malcolm McDowell and filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is set around a regional theater production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and follows the show's director as he is driven into madness. The film premiered at the Heartland International Film Festival on October 5, 2023.

Premise
A stage director is driven to madness during a regional production of Julius Caesar.

Cast

 * Lou Diamond Phillips as Brent
 * Malcolm McDowell as The Murderer
 * Antwone Barnes as Terrence
 * Isabella Blake-Thomas as Margaret
 * Rachel Alig as Nadine
 * Brennan Keel Cook as Marcus
 * Jaclyn Mofid as Vicky
 * Trevor James as Phillip
 * Lanelle Scott as Susan

Release
The film premiered both in-person and virtually at the Heartland International Film Festival on October 5, 2023, with the cast absent from the screenings due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. However, it would win the award for Best Horror Film at the festival. Prior to the premiere, XYZ Films acquired the film's US sales rights. It then screened at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2024 and at the Los Angeles IFS Film Festival two months later.