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[Photo] Life-Size ‘Nutcracker’ Doll Becomes Possessed in New Holiday Horror
The Nutcracker comes to life in a brand new holiday horror film from director Rebecca J. Matthews, writes Deadline.
The film concerns a struggling novelist who visits her family for Christmas and finds a mysterious, life-size Nutcracker doll, which soon becomes possessed and wreaks havoc.
Patrick Bergin (Robin Hood, EastEnders) plays a shopkeeper who knows much about the dark history of the doll.
Nutcracker also stars Beatrice Fletcher, Julie Stevens, Andy Dixon, May Kelly, Stephen Staley, Christopher Monplaisir, Tony Goodall, Chrissie Wunna, and Kelly Rian Sanson.
Scott Jeffrey and Rebecca J. Matthews produce from a screenplay by Joe Knetter (Blind), based on a story by Jeff Miller (The Toybox). Executive producers are Miller and Mark L. Lester (director of Firestarter and Commando), who also EP’d The Gardener together.
Filming is currently underway.
Nutcracker is a co-production between Millman Productions, Titan Global Entertainment, and Proportion Productions who handled the distribution worldwide.
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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