Jena Malone is on a mission to find a killer in the house of God. The "Neon Demon" star plays atheist Grace, who travels to Scotland after her brother commits suicide in a convent for the new horror film "Consecration." However, Grace's brother, who was a priest, is also a suspect in a murder investigation, and Grace begins to believe that he was, in fact, killed and she did not take her own life. Once at the monastery, Grace discovers murder, sacrilege, and a disturbing truth about her own past.
Janet Suzman stars as a mother superior nun who appears to be protecting supernatural secrets in the horror film. Danny Houston is the lead investigator on the head scratching case.
Director: Christopher Smith
Writers: Christopher Smith, Laurie Cook
Stars: Jena Malone, Danny Huston, Thoren Ferguson
Thoren Ferguson and Will Keen also star in the film, directed by Christopher Smith ("Triangle," "The Banishing"). Smith also co-wrote "Consecration" with producer Laurie Cook. The film is also produced by Jason Newmark, Xavier Marchand, Casey Herbert, and Stuart Ford. “Consecration” is distributed by IFC Midnight and Shudder.
"I'm never more scared than if I walk into a church or a temple," Smith told Entertainment Weekly about the origin of the premise. “I recently entered a synagogue and found the atmosphere there so charged with electricity. I don't feel that in old houses. I wanted to make a movie about religion, but do it seriously."
Smith has also directed episodes of Anthony Horowitz's "Alex Rider" and Sky's "Temple."
In addition to "Consecration," lead star Malone will appear in Rose Glass's American epic "Love Lies Bleeding," Zack Synder's "Rebel Moon," and Kevin Costner's upcoming war drama "Horizon." Civil in which he co-starred. he wrote he.
Malone previously starred in the 2020 horror film "Antebellum," telling IndieWire that she wasn't afraid to play a white supremacist on screen and address a discussion of race in American cinema.
"I've never been the type to get too scared by characters that aren't easy to bring to life, I guess, is the best way [to put it]," Malone said. "That whole 'villain' spectrum, things that aren't easy to like, not easy to understand, those things never terrified me."
She added: "People were saying, 'Are you scared? Are you okay?" That was when I let fear get a little bit in my throat, but now we're in this kind of amazing reckoning, this awakening, and there couldn't be a better time for this movie to come out. I'm not scared at all."
“Consecration” opens in theaters on February 10.
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