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Barbara Crampton And Lin Shaye Starring In Horror Film THE POSSESSION AT GLADSTONE MANOR

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 01: Barbara Crampton attends the Film Independent special screening of “The Last Stop in Yuma County” at Harmony Gold on May 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Umbrelic Entertainment’s Brian Katz and Thomas Zambeck are proud to announce that filming has commenced for the horror film, THE POSSESSION AT GLADSTONE MANOR. Starring Caylee Cowan (Hypnotic), Jesse Metcalf (John Tucker Must Die), Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning), Darren Weiss (Inside Man), Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Last Stop In Yuma), William Mapother (Blackhat), and Lin Shaye (Insidious Franchise), production is underway in Kansas City, utilizing the new Missouri state tax incentives.

AMP’s Anthony Buckner will be handling international sales at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival.

“As die-hard fans of the horror genre, this project feels like a dream come true,” says Zambeck. “We’re thrilled to bring this dark vision to life, and scare audiences with this timeless tale for years to come.”

When Jamie Black discovers her mother has gone missing in THE POSSESSION AT GLADSTONE MANOR, she resolves to investigate by applying for the same job her mother held at Gladstone Manor. Jamie soon finds evidence that her mother isn’t the only missing person, and that she may be dealing with sinister forces beyond this world. Desperate, she enlists the help of her brothers – Rupert and Chris – and Sam (Chris’ fiancée): all of whom are professional criminals and former marines. Once Jamie arrives at the house, she is immediately greeted by a mysterious and evil Nurse, and soon realizes the residents of Gladstone Manor are an enemy like no other, with a dark power she’s never faced. Trapped in the house, she must rely on her brothers and future sister-in-law to save her.

Watch the amazing performances of Crampton in these two videos below.

At the helm of production is director K. Asher Levin (Dig) who co-wrote the script with Danny Matier (The Unborn), from a story by Addam Bramich. Theresa Wayman from Warpaint is composing the score.

“I couldn’t be more excited to work with this amazing cast and my wonderful producing partners,” says Levin. “Together we plan to create new nightmares that would make Wes Craven proud.”

Along with Katz and Zambeck, THE POSSESSION AT GLADSTONE MANOR is being produced in association with Jordon Rioux (Head Count) and Chris Knitter (The Stylist) of the Kansas City-based, Method Media. Sean Krajewski (Rumours), Ronnie Exley (Longlegs), Jeremy Ross (The Accursed), and Theresa Wayman executive produce through Rabbits Black, with Cowan and Crampton. Anish Gupta also serves as Executive Producer.

“We are bringing big budget feature films to Kansas City, Missouri because both the state AND the city provide incentives to filmmakers,” notes Knitter. “We can get up to half of our money back and provide jobs to hundreds of people. Kansas City’s production community is extremely strong, and the locations are very diverse.”

Cowan is repped by Jason Hyman at Buchwald. Metcalf is repped by Brett Norensberg and Jennifer Craig at Gersh, and managed by Erik Kritzer at Link Entertainment. Kirk is repped by Bobby Moses at Mavrick Artists Agency. Weiss is repped by Natalie Kollar at L.A.Talent. Crampton is repped by Mike Eisenstadt at Amsel, Eisenstadt, Frazier & Hinojosa Talent Agency (AEFH). Both Shaye and Mapother are repped by Julia Buchwald. Shaye is also repped by Gina Rugolo-Judd at Rugolo entertainment. Levin is repped by Pamela Fisher at LBI Entertainment.

Win Run-Of-Engagement Passes To I ORIGINS in St. Louis; Watch New Clips From Mike Cahill’s Film

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I ORIGINS tells the story of Dr. Ian Gray (Michael Pitt), a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman (Astrid Bergès- Frisbey) who slips away from him.

As his research continues years later with his lab partner Karen (Brit Marling), they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

Like director Mike Cahill’s first film, 2011 Sundance Film Festival winner ANOTHER EARTH, I ORIGINS is a personal and unconventional exploration of the mysteries of the scientific world. To Cahill, scientists are important role models for filmmakers.

“They spend their lives asking the big questions,” he explains. “Why are we here? What are we made of? They explore the minutest levels of matter and they look at the biggest things, like the universe. I wish I were a scientist, but I’m a filmmaker, so I make films about scientists.”

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Fox Searchlight Pictures Presents a Verisimilitude / WeWork Studios Production, in association with Bersin Pictures and Penny Jane Films, I ORIGINS starring Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Steven Yeun, Archie Panjabi, Cara Seymour, Venida Evans, William Mapother and introducing Kashish.

Written, directed and edited by Mike Cahill, I ORIGINS hits theaters July 18th and opens July 25th in St. Louis at the Landmark Theatres.

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ANOTHER EARTH – The Review

Art house cinemas seem to get a flood of low-budget indie dramas about drifting twenty-somethings every year. Well, here’s one with an interesting twist. ANOTHER EARTH, as it’s title suggests, is indeed about another, parallel, earth. It’s like our planet’s looking into a mirror. This film focuses not on that twin, but on how it’s sudden appearance effects the residents of this earth. And you guessed it- how this effects a woman in her twenties who seem to be adrift.

Said woman is Rhoda Williams, played by the film’s co-writer Brit Marling. We first see her celebrating at a party. Seems the young genius has been accepted by MIT. Driving home she hears on the radio the news of the discovered twin earth. Craning her head out the car window, she causes a horrific accident. We next see Rhoda being released from prison after serving four years. Her Mom, Dad and younger brother pick her up and take her back to the family home. She makes almost no effort to re-connect with them. At her request a job  agency gets her work as a janitor at a high school. Returning home one evening she stops by the scene of that accident fours years ago. She sees a man leaving flowers at the site. She follows him back to his home and decides to clean the run down house of  this composer, John Burroughs (William Mapother). In the time she’s been incarcerated, the twin planet has drifting much closer. A Richard Branson-type is mounting an expedition to this planet. He announces an essay contest that will offer a seat on the spaceship as first place. Will Rhoda enter the contest? Will she reveal the truth to John?

When I learned of the film’s premise I looked forward to an interesting speculation on the arrival of a twin earth. Unfortunately this film stays fairly grounded. We get to see the family watching an attempt at interplanetary communication on live TV and that’s it, aside from people staring up at the approaching planet. Co-writer and director Mike Cahill is very creative with these shots considering his very low budget. I just wished the scenes had some energy. This dreary-looking  film moves at a snail’s pace. The addition of a older Native-American janitor that Rhoda befriends seems a tad pretentious. There’s not much life to Rhoda’s character. She spends most of the film silently trudging through the snow, staring up, cleaning, and gazing at John. I admire that Ms. Marling worked on the script, but wish she would’ve made her character more compelling. I enjoyed seeing Mapother break away from the evil characters he’s played in films (IN THE BEDROOM) and TV (Lost), but this composer often behaves illogically. ANOTHER EARTH has a tantalizing idea, but it’s never very involving.

Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

ANOTHER EARTH Trailer

Here’s a look at the official trailer for ANOTHER EARTH from Fox Searchlight Pictures. Director Mike Cahill’s film was winner of  the Special Jury Prize: Dramatic at 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Synopsis:

In ANOTHER EARTH, Rhoda Williams (Brit Marling), a bright young woman accepted into MIT’s astrophysics program, aspires to explore the cosmos. A brilliant composer, John Burroughs (William Mapother), has just reached the pinnacle of his profession and is about to have a second child. On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth, tragedy strikes and the lives of these strangers become irrevocably intertwined.

ANOTHER EARTH will be in select theaters July 22nd, 2011.