Exclusive: Dash Mihok has launched Sigmatic, a boutique virtual production and technology company, and has set a film adaptation of M. William Phelps’ bestselling true-crime novel The Devil’s Rooming House among its first projects. Sigmatic acquired the rights to The Devil’s Rooming House, which tells the chilling story of Amy Archer-Gilligan — one of America’s most infamous female serial killers, and Mihok will helm the project in his directorial debut.

Sigmatic combines traditional and virtual production, featuring the latest in Unreal Engine, extended reality (Xr), real time rendering, motion capture and production workflows.

Xuan Seifert, whose work spans studios such as Sequin Ar, The Mill, and Psyop, has been named Head of Production at Sigmatic, spearheading the company’s Virtual side. Seifort’s portfolio includes work for Star Wars, Macy’s, Viacom18, Mariah Carey, iHeart Radio and Meta.

“Xuan’s technical brilliance, experience and...