In case you’ve been off the grid in recent months, you already know that the Nic Cage renaissance is upon us! Check out the first look image of the iconic actor in upcoming feature genre thrill ride “Wally’s Wonderland,” directed by Kevin Lewis (The Drop). The film follows Cage’s character, The Janitor, in his bid to survive a hellish night trapped inside an abandoned family entertainment center populated by possessed animatronics The film also stars Emily Tosta (Party of Five, Mayans M.C.), Beth Grant (No Country for Old Men), Ric Reitz (The Resident) and Chris Warner (Machete). Production is underway in Atlanta.
Landmark Studio Group has joined Landafar Entertainment, JD Entertainment, Saturn Films, and Screen Media Ventures to produce the film in association with Baffin Media Limited with the support of Great Point Media. The screenplay, which was high on the Blood List, a list of highly anticipated genre scripts, is written by G.O. Parsons. Landmark’s CEO, David Ozer (Dirk Gently, Wynonna Earp), Grant Cramer (Lone Survivor), and Jeremy Davis (The Street Racer), are producing along with Cage and Mike Nilon. Foresight Chairman Mark Damon, Screen Media Ventures President David Fannon and SVP of Worldwide Acquisitions Seth Needle are executive producers.
