I always feel fortunate to stumble upon a project we’ve yet to hear about, so when we find one that could potentially star Liv Tyler and Gary Oldman, ushered in by the cats who brought is SAW…pretty damn stoked am I, friends!
Such is the case with THE PLANTATION, which is currently in development at Highland Film Group. The story comes from Andy Fickman (who’ll also exec-produce), which has been adapted to script form by Adam Marcus (JASON GOES TO HELL) and Debra Sullivan (CONSPIRACY). Care to see how the seeds of THE PLANTATION are germinating? Let’s do it…
Besty, a young haunted school teacher, is running from her past. She accepts the generous offer from Mr. Theroux, agreeing to home school his children while living with them in their idyllic family plantation.
Betsy quickly embraces the children and earns their trust, but questions the children’s strange distant behavior. Soon she uncovers a dark family secret, and suspects that Mr. Theroux may have harmed his own children.
Betsy must navigate through Voodoo mythology, ritual curses, and other security measures put in place by M. Theroux to prevent his kids from leaving from leaving the isolated plantation. To rescue the children, she must risk her life in order to escape the supernatural evil that surrounds them all.
Based on the RKO original classic “I Walked With a Zombie”.
Now, according to the company website, no director is yet attached. And as far as Tyler (below) and Oldman’s involvement is concerned, the site lists their names under “cast interested.” I’m not sure if that means those are the actors being sought after, or if the script has generated interest from the two actors. We shall find out soon enough…