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‘Rites of Spring’ Director Moves to ‘Starvation Heights’
Bloody Disgusting learned today that Eric Thompson’s Vigilante Entertainment has optioned New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen‘s true crime book Starvation Heights for a feature film adaptation.
Padraig Reynolds, coming off the completion of his independent creature feature Rites of Spring, will re-team with Thompson to write and direct.
“ ‘Starvation Heights’ is about a family that moves into a new house to escape the memory of a lost child and mysteriously begin starving to death.”
Details as soon as they begin to arrive.
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‘The Exorcism’ – Official Poster for Russell Crowe Horror Movie Promises the Trailer Tomorrow
As we told you earlier this week, Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in another possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and the official poster has arrived today.
Additionally, we’ve learned that the trailer for The Exorcism arrives online tomorrow.
“They were making a cursed movie. They were warned not to,” Vertical’s official poster for The Exorcism states, teasing the meta storyline. “They should have listened.”
Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.
The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.
“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”
Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.
Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.
Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls).
Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.
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