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Kevin Shulman’s ‘Sara’s Cell’ Announced
Have you ever seen acclaimed music video director Kevin Shulman’s bloody 2007 short Eyes Of Samir? If you watch the graphically violent beheading clip inside, you’ll know why I’m excited to relay that shooting will begin in September on its feature-length adaptation. Its been re-titled Sara’s Cell and is slated to psychologically slam the public some time in 2012.
Jason Patric (Lost Boys, Narc) is rumored to be joining a cast that already includes Tony Todd (Candyman), Ken Foree (Dawn Of The Dead), Arnold Vosloo (Blood Diamond, The Mummy), and Elisabeth Rohm (Heroes) who’ll play the titular Sara Brown. The film will appear via Roxwell Films and is being produced by Jeremy Rosen.
Sara’s Cell, written by Kevin and Nathan Shulman, centers around celebrity reporter Sara Brown. Held captive by terrorists, she sits in a cell awaiting her filmed beheading. Sara’s captors wish to show the world the true face of terror but how can they, when even they have not seen it yet?
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.”