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Bloody Disgusting has learned exclusively that fellow Chicagoan and hilarious comedian Danny Pudi – best known as film aficionado Abed Nadir in “Community” – has been cast alongside Ryan Kwanten (Dead Silence, “True Blood”), Steve Zahn (A Perfect Getaway, Joy Ride), and Peter Dinklage in the Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2) directed horror comedy The Knights of Badassdom, which begins lensing this July in Spokane, WA. Penned by Kevin Dreyfuss and Matt Wall, the black comedy follows a group of costumed LARPers (Live Action Role Players) who accidentally release a real-life demon.
A hospital stay grows more nerve-frazzling when memory loss distorts reality in our exclusive clip from This Tempting Madness, inspired by a true story.
The mind-bending psychological thriller will be released in select theaters and on demand on June 12 via Vertical.
Simone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Mia, who awakens from a coma, grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions and her perception of reality.
In This Tempting Madness, “Mia awakens from a coma grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions, and her perception of reality.”
Jennifer E. Montgomery makes her feature directorial debut from a script she co-wrote with director of photography Andrew Davis, inspired by Montgomery’s first-hand experience with tragedy involving her best friend.
“Months before the incident, there were signals that her world was unraveling,” says Montgomery. “I could feel the pressure building, though I didn’t know what form it would take. I never could have known what violence would come, and I certainly never imagined making a film about it.”
Austin Stowell (“NCIS: Origins”), Suraj Sharma (Happy Death Day 2U), Mojean Aria (Reminiscence), Amol Shah (“For All Mankind”), and Zenobia Shroff (“Ms. Marvel”) round out the cast.
Smoke Jumper Films and Mango Monster Productions produce in association with Catchlight Studios (Heretic, The Blackening).
This Tempting Madness is rated R for “language, violence/bloody images, and brief sexuality.”