Twin Peak’s veteran Kenneth Welsh joins Aaron Poole (The Conspiracy), Daniel Fathers (Pontypool), Kathleen Munroe (Survival Of The Dead) and Ellen Wong (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World) in the upcoming horror thriller THE VOID, from cult filmmakers Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie (Father’s Day, The ABC’s of Death 2) and producers Casey Walker of Cave Painting Pictures and Jonathan Bronfman of JoBro Productions.
Cameras started rolling Nov. 23rd in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, on the creature feature which depicts a lone police officer struggling to protect the staff of an isolated hospital from a violent cult.
“We are thrilled to have such a strong cast of talented actors bringing our frightening script to life,” said producer Walker.
Speaking from the film’s set – a decommissioned high-school that the production team has transformed into a film studio for an ambitious 20-day shoot – actor Aaron Poole said: “Steven and Jeremy are making the kind of movie I wasn’t allowed to watch as a kid but snuck into anyway. It feels like we’re breaking taboos with their hallucinogenic story and sickly genius practical effects.”
In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it’s too late.
Walker and Bronfman are producing in association with XYZ Films, who are co-repping North American sales alongside CAA. The Salt Company is representing the filmmakers for international sales. Financing for the film is being provided by 120 DB and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund.
Last spring the production ran a successful crowd-funding campaign, permitting the film an extended pre-production window in order to ensure ample time and resources to fabricate the film’s various creatures via elaborate in-camera special effects. The announced cast will continue to battle these practically realized creatures throughout December.
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