Vacation horror followers have a brand new title to keep watch over: MRC’s White Elephant, an upcoming vacation horror movie that turns a festive present change right into a lethal survival recreation. The movie stars Nick Jonas and Kathryn Newton (as we reported final week), and has simply rounded out its ensemble solid with six new additions. The White Elephant solid now consists of KJ Apa, Madeleine Arthur, Josh Brener, Ashley Park, Alexandra Shipp, and Justice Smith. The movie is directed by Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Little Evil, and Clown in a Cornfield), with manufacturing already underway.
New Forged Additions
Becoming a member of Nick Jonas (Energy Ballad) and Kathryn Newton (Prepared or Not 2: Right here I Come) are:
Alexandra Shipp (Anybody however You)
KJ Apa (Riverdale)
Madeleine Arthur (Satan in Ohio)
Josh Brener (Silicon Valley)
Ashley Park (Emily in Paris)
Justice Smith (I Noticed the TV Glow)
Behind the Scenes
MRC is financing the undertaking. Spencer Berman and Nick Jonas are producing White Elephant for Powered By Jonas, together with William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, and James Vanderbilt for Challenge X, plus Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin of Radio Silence. Government producers embody Newton, Billings, Ryan McDonough, Amanda Drake, Scott Levine, and Chad Villella.
What Is White Elephant?
Eli Craig directs White Elephant from a script by JT Billings, which he additionally revised.
Right here’s the logline: Eight mates. One prize. Zero belief. Their annual festive vacation present change spirals right into a cutthroat recreation of Christmas carnage.
Why This Issues
The vacation horror subgenre has been gaining reputation in recent times, with movies like Krampus and the brand new Silent Evening, Lethal Evening proving that festive settings can ship horrific good instances. White Elephant is about to faucet into that very same enchantment, mixing a well-recognized vacation custom with a high-concept survival twist. With Eli Craig bringing his style sensibilities behind the digital camera and a solid led by Kathryn Newton, who continues to construct sturdy horror credentials, the movie might be the following breakout seasonal horror hit.
A vacation horror film that’s directed by Eli Craig and has Kathryn Newton in a lead function positively seems like will probably be proper up my alley, so I used to be bought on this one as quickly because it was introduced and look ahead to seeing how White Elephant goes to prove.
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