We just got word of an upcoming genre effort that really seems to be boasting some ghostly brawn. It’s called SHADOWS and has heavyweights William Hurt (THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THE VILLAGE) and Cary Elwes (SAW) toplining the cast. The plot at first sounded a bit too much like THE SIXTH SENSE… and then it just went wild. Have a look:
Immediately upon arriving in Bangkok, American Jeff, his Thai wife Sua and their son Kyle are hit by a truck while driving to visit Sua’s father. Six weeks later Jeff regains consciousness in hospital. He’s horrified to learn he’s the only survivor. Even more unsettling, Jeff begins seeing ghosts, all of whom appear to have died terribly.
Jeff seeks out a spiritual adviser who explains that his family’s souls, having died prematurely and violently, are trapped in the Shadow World and are doomed to relive their moment of death. Only one man knows how to help them, Warren, an American expat soul surfer.
From Warren, Jeff learns that his own soul is trapped inside the fatal wreck along his wife and child. The only way for Jeff to help his family cross over from the Shadow World to a place of rest is for him to enter it and release his family himself.
Getting in is hard enough, but getting out can be impossible.
What do you guys think of that? Really sounds like some cool shit. SHADOWS is coming from writer/director John Penney (who penned RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD III). In addition to Hurt and Elwes, the rest of the cast includes Paula Taylor (below), Eric Fleshman, and Ploy Jindachote. We’re still waiting on a release date.
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