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[Sundance ’12] Review: ‘The Pact’ Pumps the Brakes
Acquired by IFC out of the Sundance Film Festival’s Parck City at Midnight line up was Nicholas McCarthy’s The Pact, which was based on a short of the same name. While the movie did carry some incredible scares, ultimately the director “goosed the gas” a bit too much.
“Just as I was preparing myself for a wild ride, ‘The Pact‘ started pumping the brakes…[Nicholas] McCarthy simply can’t match the scares of that crackerjack first act.”
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Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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