Bill Hader Talks First Feature Directing
Bill Hader is finally directing his first feature, They Know, after years of waiting. He shared how the horror project came together at a Los Angeles summit.
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Bill Hader has wanted to direct a feature film for a long time, and he finally got the chance with They Know. He talked about the project during a one-on-one conversation at IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking 2026 Summit in Los Angeles.
They Know is a horror film that Hader wrote, directed, and stars in. He plays a divorced father who starts to think his ex-wife’s new partner is affecting their children in a strange way. The MRC-produced movie also stars Linda Cardellini and finished filming in May. It is now in sound mixing and getting ready for distributors.
Hader said the idea came from conversations with his writing partner, Duffy Boudreau. The two talked about their own divorce experiences and started imagining worst-case scenarios, which led to the story.
He also said he lost confidence in the project for a while, until seeing Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud helped him figure out how to move forward. During the talk, Hader said fear and doubt can help the process and told filmmakers not to be afraid of being wrong.
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