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‘Midnight Son’ – a Very ‘Martin’-esque Vampire Thriller – Screens at Cinequest!
Screening at the forthcoming Omaha Film Festival and Cinequest Film Festival (San Jose, California) is Scott Leberecht’s pretty awesome indie vamp flick Midnight Son (review), which comes from executive producer Eduardo Sanchez (co-director of The Blair Witch Project).
Starring Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, Jo D. Jonz, Arlen Escarpeta, Larry Cedar, and Tracey Walter, “ Midnight Son is the story of Jacob, a young man confined to a life of isolation, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.”
Inside you’ll find the official trailer and the first batch of stills, with more over at the film’s official website, Facebook or Twitter.
Cinequest Film Festival Schedule:
March 4 @ 9:30 PM (World Premiere)
March 6 @ 6:45 PM
March 11 @ 12:30 PM
Omaha Film Festival
Saturday, March 5 @ 8:30 PM.
Tickets are not on sale yet, but they will be in the coming days at www.omahafilmfestival.org/tickets.html
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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