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Franka Potente & Tracy Letts Join Apple’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Liminal’
Franka Potente (The Bourne Identity) and Tracy Letts (Ford v Ferrari) have been cast in Apple Studios’ sci-fi action thriller Liminal, Deadline reports.
They join the previously announced Vanessa Kirby (The Fantastic Four: First Steps), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Candyman), Tom Pelphrey (“Ozark”) in the film.
Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me, The Incredible Hulk) is directing from a script by Justin Rhodes (Terminator: Dark Fate), based on AWA Studios’ 2021 comic series Telepaths.
From writer J. Michael Straczynski, artist Steve Epting, and colorist Brian Reber, Telepaths sees an electromagnetic disturbance result in the sudden awakening of telepathic powers in a tenth of the Earth’s population.
In the moments after the world comes to grip with this development, newly-telepathic Boston police find themselves sent against a wrongly convicted prisoner who becomes a hero and leader of other telepaths trying to escape a world in which their powers will make them targets.
Zach Studin will produce for AWA alongside Kevin Walsh for The Walsh Company via his overall deal with Apple Studios. Executive producers include Straczynski, Epting, Reber, and Ray Angelic.
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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