I’m off to the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend. One of the first movies I get to see is February, starring Emma Roberts (“American Horror Story”) and Kiernan Shipka (“Mad Men,” Carriers), with Lucy Boynton (Miss Porter), James Remar (“Dexter”), and Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber).
In addition to this suspenseful clip, we just landed an astoundingly tense trailer that gives me multiple reasons to get pumped. Besides already being a huge fan of Roberts, Shipka became one of the stronger characters on “Mad Men” – and to see both of them in some weird cult thriller together is beyond exciting to me. The trailer itself is bleak, dark and even teases demonic possession. I’m hoping there’s a new spin on the subgenre afoot that will breathe some fresh life into the fall movie season.
In February, “Beautiful and haunted Joan makes a bloody and determined pilgrimage across a frozen landscape toward a prestigious all girls prep school where Rose and Kat find themselves stranded after their parents mysteriously fail to retrieve them for winter break. As Joan gets closer, terrifying visions begin plaguing Kat while Rose watches in horror as she becomes possessed by an unseen evil force.”
Principal photography took place in Ottawa on the film written and directed by Osgood Perkins, son of legendary Psycho actor Anthony Perkins.
February is produced by Unbroken Pictures’ Adrienne Biddle and Bryan Bertino (The Strangers), Rob Paris’ Paris Film, Inc. (Everly), Zed Filmworks’ Rob Menzies and Alphonse Ghossein of Go Insane Films. Carissa Buffel and Kevin Matusow are executive producing under their Traveling Picture Show (The Quiet Ones) banner along with 120dB Films’ Peter Graham and Steve Hayes, and Arianne Fraser.
Thanks to Fabien M. for the tip!
WE’VE BEEN ASKED TO REMOVE THE TRAILER. WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO POST IT AGAIN, WE’LL CREATE A NEW ARTICLE FOR ALL TO SEE.