UK-based financier The Fyzz Facility is producing and fully financing Creep and Severance director Christopher Smith’s haunted house horror The Banishing, ScreenDaily reports.
The Banishing tells the story of a young reverend, his wife, and daughter, who move into a manor with a horrifying secret. When a demonic spirit possesses the little girl and threatens to tear the family apart, the Reverend is forced to confront his beliefs.
“We think The Banishing has the ability to rival The Woman In Black as a great gothic horror film,” said The Fyzz Facility’s James Harris.
Casting is underway now with principal photography scheduled to begin early next year.
WestEnd Films is handling international sales having previously worked on Smith’s 2004 feature Creep, and is co-repping US rights with WME Global. The film is being introduced at Toronto International Film Festival this week.
Robert Jones, Wayne Marc Godfrey, James Harris and Mark Lane will produce for The Fyzz alongside Jason Newmar. The screenplay comes from Ronnie Thompson, Ray Bogdanovich and Dean Lines (The Hatton Garden Job).
