Production has wrapped on Pathetic Fallacy, an indie supernatural horror movie from Daniel Isn’t Real director Adam Egypt Mortimer, Deadline reports today.
Starring in the film are Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi (Ti West’s X), in a lead role opposite Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day), Travis Fimmel (Vikings) and Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face).
Described as “a psychedelic tale of love, death and loss, shot on 35mm,” Pathetic Fallacy follows “a young widower to a new-age mountain town in search of cosmic answers and a chance to heal. When he arrives, he instead finds an outlandish murderer and a forest of demonic spirits who offer a horrific bargain: the power to cheat death at a nightmarish cost.”
The film is written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari (Transformers One, Ant-Man and the Wasp).
“This script gutted me. I’ve never read anything like it. It’s raw, it’s surreal, it’s heartbreaking, and it’s asking me to go places I’ve never gone as an actor. That’s terrifying and thrilling. I couldn’t walk away from it,” said Mescudi, who provides original songs featured in the film.
The film also features an original score and music by Johnny Jewel.
Mortimer told Deadline, “Bringing Andrew and Gabe’s horrific, tragic, funny script to life is a once in a lifetime project. Together, Kid Cudi and Jessica Rothe create an emotional world that’s a nightmare for their characters and a dream for me to direct. It was magical for us all to collaborate on epic song sequences with synth maestro Johnny Jewel. This is Cudi’s first starring role and what an honor to witness his deep commitment and courage to push his emotions to the brink. At the risk of overpromising, Pathetic Fallacy is going to blow minds, melt faces, and empty tear ducts.”
Producers on the pic include Steven Schneider (The Long Walk, Strange Darling), K. Asher Levin, Ronnie Exley, Karina Manashil, Chris Wilkinson, Aria Moffly and Ashleigh Snead.