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EXCLUSIVE: Below are your first look images of stars Joseph Morgan (Vampire Diaries) and Katie Cassidy (Arrow) successful nan modern reimagining of H.P. Lovecraft’s short communicative Herbert West: Reanimator.
We first told you astir nan movie of nan aforesaid sanction past twelvemonth and it has now gone into accumulation successful Alton, Illinois.
Morgan, besides known for The Originals and Titans, will play “brilliant surgeon and intelligence Herbert West (Morgan), who is obsessed pinch creating a serum to reanimate nan dead. When a pathologist (Cassidy) with a troubled past joins his efforts, they beryllium that conquering decease whitethorn beryllium nan eventual misdeed against life itself.”
Both Morgan and Cassidy will besides serve as executive producers alongside shaper Jeff Lewis. of Woodlake Entertainment, which is financing. The original screenplay and storyline comes from Jade Sandberg Wallace.
Michael Grossman is directing. Supporting formed includes Scott Aiello, Ira J Amyx, Randall Newsome, Emma Reinagal, James D. Bryce, Kathryn A Bentley, Jack Lancaster, Amy Holland Pennell, John Pierson, Mindy Shaw, Eric Dean White, Tristan Wilder Hallet, Adrienne Lamping, Aaron Crippen, and Drew Patterson.
The film’s extended synopsis reads: “As a child, Herbert West watches his begetter Peter reanimate his dormant mother Judith successful a concealed basement laboratory — only for Judith to mortally coiled Peter and astir termination Herbert earlier Peter shoots her. The trauma leaves its people connected Herbert, but truthful does 1 last image: his mother’s finger, twitching aft death. Thirty years later, Herbert West is simply a brilliant, secretive surgeon still chasing his father’s obsession. Pathologist Kate Locke arrives successful municipality and is drawn into his orbit — first done a spark astatine a infirmary fundraiser, past done his concealed lab, wherever he reveals a serum tin of reanimating severed tissue. Kate, hiding a acheronian past of her own, is thrilled alternatively than horrified, and moves into West’s mansion to activity alongside him. Their early experiments connected a cadaver win only briefly. West concludes that dormant insubstantial is nan problem — they request thing fresher.”
The 1922 short communicative was adapted into a cult genre movie successful 1985, starring Jeffrey Combs and directed by Stuart Gordon.
A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) and Arrow character Cassidy said: “I americium excited to measurement backmost into this genre. It’s been awhile since I person done horror. I loved nan original movie and this has a acheronian twist, which I americium excited to descend my teeth into.”
Morgan added: “I’m beyond excited to beryllium taking connected nan domiciled of Herbert West, a man inspired by nan mysteries of life, obsessed pinch conquering death, and haunted by nan consequences of his ain ambition. Inhabiting this emotionally analyzable characteristic is genuinely 1 of nan astir rewarding experiences of my career. Alongside nan undeniable imaginative restitution I’m discovering each time connected set, it’s besides turning retired to beryllium a hellhole of a batch of fun.”
