Wilmington-shot horror movie starring Oscar winner to premiere at Thalian Hall
A movie that shot in Wilmington in 2019 will make its red-carpet premiere at Thalian Hall, and Wilmington residents will have a chance to see it before the rest of the country.
According to a news release from Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, "The Exorcism," which stars Russell Crowe as an actor making a horror film, will premiere at Thalian on June 12.
Tickets are $15 and go on sale June 3 at ThalianHall.org or 910-632-2285.
"It is a privilege to host this advance premiere," Thalian Hall CEO Shane Fernando said in the release. "I love showing that our city is the perfect place for all stages of film production, from conception and casting to the first night on the silver screen."
In attendance will be the film's director and co-writer, Joshua John Miller, and co-writer M.A. Fortin, who will take audience questions at a post-screening Q&A.
Also in attendance will be Dee Snider, best known as the singer of '80s metal band Twisted Sister. Snider is also president of new North Carolina-based production company Defiant Artists.
"Special events like this exciting advance premiere help bring global attention to this corner of the world," Snider said in a news release. "North Carolina and Wilmington are a great place for TV and film production."
Originally scheduled for a June 6 release, "The Exorcism" will now hit theaters nationwide June 21.
The movie, which shot under the title "The Georgetown Project," stars Oscar-winning Australian actor Russell Crowe as a troubled actor who starts to lose it while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, played by Ryan Simpkins, wonders if he's succumbing to former addictions, but there may be something more devilish at hand.
The cast also includes Sam Worthington ("Avatar: The Way of Water"), Chloe Bailey ("Praise This"), Adam Goldberg ("The Equalizer") and David Hyde Pierce (TV's "Frasier").
"The Exorcism" is Miller and Fortin's second film collaboration after producing and co-writing horror film "The Final Girls."
Miller's father, Jason Miller, played Father Karras in "The Exorcist," something that Miller said inspired "The Exorcism."
"My dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how ‘cursed’ the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries — the list went on and on," Miller said in the release. "The lore of any ‘cursed film’ has captivated me ever since."
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