Chris Elliott and Michael Ian Black Start Production on Indie Mystery Film “Bad Day for Bigfoot”

Production has begun on “Bad Day for Bigfoot,” an indie mystery film set to feature Chris Elliott and Michael Ian Black, with Sara Tomko, Oliver Cooper, and James Duval also in the cast, according to an exclusive report published by Deadline on June 18, 2026. The movie marks the second feature from writer-directors Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke, who previously made the cult comedy “Foil.”

The project is being described as a mystery film built around the fallout from a Bigfoot hoax. Deadline’s report frames the story as centered on how the staged claim unravels and what happens when a fabricated encounter becomes the basis for new questions, tension, and complications for the people around it.

Elliott, known for his work in the “Scary Movie” franchise, and Black, known for “Wet Hot American Summer,” are attached in major roles, joining a group of performers associated with other recognizable genre-leaning projects. The report says Sara Tomko, Oliver Cooper, and James Duval have also entered production, rounding out the ensemble for the film’s indie feature format.

Green and O’Rourke, who are credited with creating “Foil,” are returning with “Bad Day for Bigfoot,” with Deadline describing the new project as a follow-up that comes after their cult hit. The “Foil” reference situates the creators in the comedy niche while also indicating that “Bad Day for Bigfoot” is intended to shift more directly toward mystery storytelling.

Deadline’s exclusive also describes the film as a “sophomore feature” for the duo, underscoring that the production is moving beyond the creators’ earlier work into a new genre blend of mystery and prank-like premise. While the report does not provide a release date, it does place the film in active production at the time of publication.

With the cast and creators now in place, the next steps for the project will be the completion of principal production and post-production, followed by decisions on festival strategy and distribution. For audiences, the central development is the pairing of well-known comedy performers with an indie mystery premise built around a false Bigfoot story and its consequences, as outlined in the report.