Virginia Madsen and More Check into a Safe Neighborhood
Steve Barton
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A bunch of new casting news has been revealed for the thriller Safe Neighborhood, and we have every bit of it here for you cold off the slab, baby!
From the Press Release:
Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated actress Virginia Madsen (pictured; Candyman, Joy, Sideways) and Patrick Warburton (Crowded, Ted, “Family Guy,” “Seinfeld”) have joined the cast of Chris Peckover’s thriller SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD starring Olivia DeJonge (M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit), Levi Miller (Pan, Jasper Jones, “Terra Nova,” Red Dog: True Blue), and Ed Oxenbould (The Visit; Paper Planes; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day).
Also joining the cast are Dacre Montgomery (soon to star as Jason Lee Scott/the Red Ranger in Lionsgate’s Power Rangers) and Aleks Mikic (Joe Cinque’s Consolation, Secret City).
Set in a quiet American suburb on a snowy evening on the lead up to Christmas, Ashley (DeJonge), the regular babysitter for Deandra (Madsen) and Robert Lerner (Warburton), has to defend their twelve-year-old son (Miller) from strangers breaking into the house – only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.
Described as Home Alone meets Scream, the thriller is a Storm Vision Entertainment and Best Medicine production, directed by Chris Peckover (Undocumented) and written by Zack Kahn and Peckover. The film is being produced by Storm Vision’s Brett Thornquest and Sidonie Abbene (Infini, Terminus, SFv1) and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen (Scenic Route, Natural Selection) and executive produced by Steven Matusko, Shane Abbess, and Lorenzo De Maio.
Producer Brett Thornquest said, “We are honored that actors of the caliber and international standing of Virginia and Patrick have joined the cast along with Dacre and Aleks. With Olivia, Levi, and Ed, this is the perfect ensemble.”
Producer Brion Hambel said, “With this stellar group of actors and Chris and Zack’s thrilling script, this promises to be a crazy night for our cast of characters and a crazier ride for the audience.”
XYZ Films is representing North American rights on the film, and Versatile is handling international sales.
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