Kelsey Asbille of Yellowstone and Finn Wittrock of American Horror Story have signed on to star in the horror film Don’t Move, which is being produced by genre legend Sam Raimi. The Hollywood Reporter got the exclusive on the casting announcement. Filming will begin in Europe next month, with Adam Schindler and Brian Netto, who directed episodes of the Raimi-produced anthology series 50 States of Fright, at the helm.
Scripted by T.J. Cimfel and David White, who previously wrote the 2015 home invasion movie Intruders and the recent creepy kid movie There’s Something Wrong with the Children, Don’t Move will follow a seasoned killer who injects a grieving woman with a paralytic agent. She must run, fight and hide before her body completely shuts down.
The film is coming to us from Raimi Productions, Hammerstone Studios, and Capstone Studios. Sam Raimi will be producing alongside Zainab Azizi and Hammerstone’s Alex Lebovici. Schindler and Netto will serve as executive producers with David Haring, Marc Manus, Petr Jákl, Ruzanna Kegeyan, Sarah Sarandos, Ara Keshishian, and Capstone’s Christian Mercuri. Hammerstone and Capstone are providing the funding, and Capstone Global will handle the worldwide rights.
Schindler and Netto had this to say about Don’t Move: “We are beyond thrilled to make this absolute white-knuckle ride of a film with talents such as Kelsey and Finn. On top of that, we get to team with the teams at Raimi, Capstone and Hammerstone — companies operating at the top of the genre game. We could not be more excited to get to work.“
Lebovici, who produced last year’s horror hit Barbarian, added: “The fiercely talented Kelsey and Finn have taken starring turns in some of the most beloved suspense-driven projects currently in the market, making the perfect pair to bring this visceral, pulse-racing story to life.“
Raimi has previously said, “Alex and the team at Hammerstone as well as our friends at Capstone are the ideal production partners as we bring this compelling and twisted tale to light. I am delighted to collaborate again with our co-directors Adam and Brian on this incredibly frightening and tense story full of so many twists and turns – it will deliver a fantastic horror punch to the audience!“
Don’t Move sounds interesting to me and I’ll watch anything with Raimi puts his name on, so I will be checking this movie out when it’s released.
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