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‘Dexter: Original Sin’ Star Patrick Gibson Joins Jaume Collet-Serra’s ‘Play Dead’
“Dexter: Original Sin” star Patrick Gibson has been cast in Play Dead from director Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, The Shallows), Deadline reports.
Gibson will share the screen with Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) and Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead).
Written by Peter Stanley-Warda and Natalie Conway, the survival thriller is currently in production in Melbourne, Australia.
Plot details remain under wraps, but the film has been described as “Don’t Breathe meets 1917.”
The project is produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House Pictures, Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs for Nocturnal, JD Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight Pictures, and Dane Eckerle for Bad Grey.
“Dexter: Original Sin,” the prequel series in which Gibson plays a younger version of serial killer Dexter Morgan, was recently renewed for a second season at Paramount+ with Showtime.
Jaume Collet-Serra on the set of ‘Carry-On’
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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