AFM 2016: Vision Films Acquires The Evil Within; New Trailer and Artwork
The Evil Within (aka The Storyteller) made a big splash at the American Film Market this past weekend with Vision Films acquiring worldwide rights and planning a domestic release in North America in 2017.
We have all the details below along with the film’s new trailer and artwork.
From the Press Release:
The Evil Within is the first and only film written and directed by the late Andrew Getty, grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. Andrew Getty was a horror film fanatic, The Evil Within being his passion project that took over a decade to complete. Getty and his FX team created their own complex special effects and animatronics and shot much of the principal photography in his home.
The Evil Within stars Frederick Koehler (Death Race), Sean Patrick Flanery (Saw 3D: The Final Chapter), Dina Meyer (Starship Troopers, Saw), Michael Berryman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Hills Have Eyes), and Kim Darby (True Grit). It was produced by Robert Hickey, Kent Van Vleet, and Michael Luceri.
Dennis Peterson (Koehler) is a mentally challenged teen who lives with his older brother, John (Flanery). While John struggles between caring for Dennis and maintaining a relationship with his increasingly impatient girlfriend, Lydia (Meyer), Dennis finds a friend in his own reflection in an antique mirror. But in reality the reflection is soon revealed to be an evil entity (Berryman) who is more charming, smarter, and stronger than Dennis and instructs him to do horrific things in order to “fix” his brain.
Tortured and confused, Dennis embarks on a murderous rampage, collecting the bodies in his basement. A police investigation, helmed by a determined social worker (Darby), targets the Petersons in an attempt to uncover the truth behind the murders. With the walls rapidly closing in, Dennis makes his final play… with dire results.
Producer Luceri says, “After Andrew died, I made it my mission to see that his film was completed. I have been on this project from the beginning. Andrew was such a perfectionist; each and every shot had to be perfect before he would move on. When he was young, Andrew told me that he would have these really powerful, twisted dreams, so scary that he didn’t want to believe they came from inside him, so he had this idea that it was this ‘storyteller’ who created the dreams, and that became the genesis of the film’s story.”
Vision Films’ Managing Director/CEO Lise Romanoff states, “This film is downright mesmerizing and creepy. It is such a shame that the Getty family, while blessed with such great wealth, has suffered so much tragedy. I hope we make Andrew and his family proud by releasing this incredible work of art.”
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