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‘The Adults’ – Alex Winter Directing Murder-Mystery Starring Evan Rachel Wood and Josh Gad
Actor/filmmaker Alex Winter (The Lost Boys, Bill & Ted, Freaked) makes his return to the director’s chair with The Adults, an upcoming murder-mystery film announced by Deadline.
Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld), Josh Gad (Avenue 5) and Anthony Carrigan (Barry) will be starring in The Adults, with Alex Winter also expected to act in the movie as well.
The film “follows siblings Megan (Wood) and Nathan (Gad), who are barely hanging on in present-day America, like all of us. Their lives are completely upended when they discover a dead body, long buried in their parent’s basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder.”
Michael M.B. Galvin (Freak Talks About Sex) wrote the script.
Winter will produce alongside Scott Kroopf of Many Rivers Productions (Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Limitless) and Russell Hollander (Intrusion, Valentine’s Day), with Connie Tavel (Confess, Fletch, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey) serving as exec producer.
“I’m thrilled to be working with Evan, Josh and Anthony on this darkly comic crime drama, which takes a sly look at the challenges we all face today, trying to survive in the modern world,” Alex Winter said in a statement shared by Deadline this afternoon.
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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