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MPI/IFC Snags ‘Southern Gothic’ for DVD Release
Arriving on DVD May 18th from MPI is Mark Young’s long, long, long shelved Southern Gothic (Tim Anderson gave the film 0 skulls). In addition to the art, we’ve finally got the trailer. Pray for dawn. In the sleepy Southern town of Redemption, a new kind of terror is about to awaken: For burned-out strip club bouncer Hazel Fortune (Yul Vazquez of AMERICAN GANGSTER), life has become downward spiral of self-destructive behavior until he s befriended by the young daughter of the club s new dancer. But when the girl is kidnapped by psychotic vampire preacher Enoch Pitt (a totally unhinged performance by William Forsythe of THE DEVIL S REJECTS), Fortune must battle a night-breed of evil to stop Pitt s blood-crazed crusade. And when the reborn meets the undead, there will be hell to pay. Nicole DuPort (TOOTH & NAIL) co-stars in this moody new shocker from writer/director Mark Young that combines arthouse and grindhouse for a ferocious new spin on vampire horror. 
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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