Neon has released the first teaser for Keeper, its third horror film from Osgood Perkins, after the success of Longlegs and The Monkey.
Keeper stars Tatiana Maslany (The Monkey) and Rossif Sutherland ((Possessor)) as Liz and Malcolm, a couple spending a romantic weekend to celebrate their anniversary at a secluded cabin. When Malcolm suddenly has to return to the city and Liz is left alone, she finds herself with an “unspeakable evil” for company instead, which unveils the cabin’s “horrifying secrets.”
As seen in the teaser above which was originally released as The Monkey’s end credit scene, various women in different locations are smiling at what could be assumed as their love interest, but suddenly that look of love is turned into disgust and fear. Their faces are now covered with blood as Liz states, ‘this place isn’t right for me.
Explained in the video below, Perkins created during the writer’s strike, Perkins explained how they were able to develop and film the movie with writer Nick Lepard instead. “We can get a guy, Nick Lepard. This lovely guy is Canadian and not in the Writer Guild, he could write a movie for us. I could get Canadian actors who don’t want to work for SAG but can work for the Canadian Union and get them. Cut to, we found a house, and we wrote a script. I didn’t touch it. I’m a member of the Writers Guild; they’ll come find me. He wrote a script, we found the actors, we got a house, and we did a thing. It’s Tatiana Maslany, and it’s Rossif Sutherland who’s Donald Sutherland’s youngest son. We did this thing in a house, and from the moment that I got up from crying and called my producer Chris to wrapping the picture, it was something like 14 weeks. We can’t be stopped. Let’s go.”
Maslany is best-known for Orphan Black, which won her an Emmy, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Woman in Gold. Sutherland is known for Possessor, Orphan: First Kill, and has Fox’s upcoming series Murder in a Small Town. Perkins described Maslany as, “A fabulous radio, and every time you tune the dial, it’s something different, but everything is great. If you do 10 takes with Tatiana, you get 10 things. You sit in the editing room, and you’re like, ‘Hm, they’re all good. What does this scene mean because she’s given me 10 versions of what it means.’ She’s a goddess.’”
Perkins, the son of Anthony Perkins and Berry Berenson, began his career as an actor, with his first role as young Norman Bates in Psycho II. As a filmmaker, he has written and directed the horror films The Blackcoat’s Daughter and I Am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House. Most recently, Perkins directed The Monkey.
Written by Nick Lepard, the film is produced by Chris Ferguson and Jesse Savath of Oddfellows. Exec producers included Maslany; Marlaina Mah for Oddfellows; Noah Segal and Laurie May for Elevation Pictures; Brian Kavanaugh Jones; Fred Berger and Peter Micelli on behalf of Range Media Partners; John Hegeman and Vince Totino for Wayward Entertainment; and Bonner Bellew for Welcome Villain.
In a preemptive deal, Neon acquired the rights and will distribute in the U.S. and handle international sales rights to the film in Cannes, with Elevation Pictures set to distribute in Canada. Executive producers include Tatiana Maslany, Marlaina Mah for Oddfellows, Noah Segal and Laurie May for Elevation Pictures, Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Fred Berger and Peter Micelli on behalf of Range Media Partners, John Hegeman and Vince Totino for Wayward Entertainment, and Bonner Bellew for Welcome Villain.
The Keeper will release in theaters November 14th.
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