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Filming Begins on ‘The Boy’ Director’s Folk Horror ‘Lord of Misrule’
William Brent Bell, the filmmaker behind The Devil Inside, The Boy, Brahms, and the forthcoming Orphan prequel, has just started filming his contemporary folk horror Lord of Misrule, which began development some two years ago, reports Deadline.
“The film is set in a rural English village and film follows Rebecca Holland who has recently taken over the parish church. When her young daughter goes missing at a winter festival, villagers and local police join in the desperate search. However, the closer they edge towards finding the girl, the more secrets emerge from the town’s dark past; soon Rebecca must decide just how much she is willing to sacrifice to rescue her daughter from the grip of evil.”
Tom de Ville (The Quiet Ones) scripts the project that has echoes of The Wicker Man and sounds inspired by Midsommar.
It stars Tuppence Middleton (“Sense8”, Jupiter Ascending) and The Witch‘s Ralph Ineson (pictured below) with Matt Stokoe (Outlaw King).
Producers are Deepak Nayar and Nik Bower for Riverstone Pictures (At Eterrnity’s Gate), Jason Newmark and Laurie Cooke for Bigscope Films (Pressure) William Brent Bell for The Machine Room, James Tomlinson, and Alison Brister for REP Productions, which also funded the film alongside BCP Asset Management.
Pic is currently shooting in Hertfordshire, UK.
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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