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Mackenzie Davis Will Devour the Souls of Children in ‘The Turning’!
Easily one of my favorite actors right now is Mackenzie Davis, who will see her run as Cameron Howe on “Halt and Catch Fire” come to an end in the coming weeks. Having some other films under her belt already, including the excellent indie Always Shine and Warner Bros.’ forthcoming Blade Runner 2049, not to mention a pivotal role in one of the best “Black Mirror” episodes, she’s worked her way into a headlining role. Next up for her is an Amblin horror film!
Davis has signed on to star in the supernatural horror film The Turning, which is being directed by The Runaways‘ Floria Sigismondi, who also helmed a shit ton of insane music videos including Marilyn Manson’s The Beautiful People.
The contemporized ghost story is inspired by Henry James’ 1898 novella “The Turn of the Screw” and is being penned by Chad and Carey Hayes, best known for House of Wax, The Conjuring 2, The Conjuring 2, and The Crucifixion.
In the book, “A young woman’s first job is as a governess for two weirdly beautiful, strangely distant, oddly silent children at a forlorn estate…an estate haunted by a beckoning evil.
Half-seen figures who glare from dark towers and dusty windows- silent, foul phantoms who, day by day, night by night, come closer, ever closer. With growing horror, the helpless governess realizes the fiendish creatures want the children, seeking to corrupt their bodies, possess their minds, own their souls…
But worse-much worse- the governess discovers that the children have no terror of the lurking evil. For they want the walking dead as badly as the dead want them.”
The Turning is being produced by Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee.
News first reported by TTB.
Mackenzie Davis, right, and Vanessa Hudgens in Columbia Pictures’ “Freaks of Nature.”
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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