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48 Hours of Hell Begins With This Clip From ‘Pledge’ [Exclusive]
A dark tradition becomes a game of torment in Daniel Robbins‘ thriller Pledge, which releases in limited theaters and on VOD platforms January 11, 2019.
Pledge promises to take a centuries-old American tradition to new extremes and explore the power dynamics that have led to so many deaths on American campuses. This exclusive clip touches on this with a group of teens enter into 48 hours of abuse, beginning with a branding iron.
Meagan reviewed the film out of its Fantasia World Premiere and explained that:
“Pledge delivers twisted thrills to a familiar story.”
Produced by New York-based Stag Pictures in association with BoulderLight Pictures (Dismissed, Bad Match), the film stars Zack Weiner (Uncaged), Phillip Botello (“Criminal Minds”) and Zachery Byrd (“Blindspot”) as nerdy freshmen pitted against menacing frat bros Cameron Cowperthwaite (“American Horror Story: Cult”), Aaron Dalla Villa (“Duels”), and Jesse Pimentel (“Resident Evil 7: Biohazard”).
FEW GET IN. NONE GET OUT: Pledge would make any freshman think twice about joining Greek life…
Two-time BAFTA winning filmmaker Joe Wright (Hanna, “Black Mirror“) is set to direct the feature adaptation of post-apocalyptic thriller novel, Juice, Deadline reports today.
Emmy winner Abi Morgan (Shame, “Eric”) will adapt Tim Winton‘s novel for Working Title Films.
In Juice, “A young husband and father is recruited into a top-secret resistance organization, to join the ranks of militia men tasked with targeting the isolated and wealthy culprits responsible for this global catastrophe. When a mission goes wrong, he finds himself on the run, having to fight to the end to survive in this hostile world.”
It’s set in a world ravaged by climate-change disaster.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled that Tim Winton has entrusted us with his extraordinary epic,” Wright told Deadline. “The story is both a thrilling modern family saga and an urgent call to action. I cannot wait for audiences to experience it on the big screen.”
Winton added, “I’m pleased to know a filmmaker of Joe Wright’s calibre has chosen to adapt Juice for the screen. His capacity to portray the turmoil and the turning points of nations and peoples as well as private individuals distinguishes his work as a director and I’m confident that Juice is in good hands.”
Juice was initially published in October 2024 and longlisted for The Climate Fiction Prize 2026.
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