Suki Waterhouse Joins Simon Barrett’s Upcoming Film Seance

Upcoming horror flick Seance from Dark Castle Entertainment, HanWay Films, and Ingenious Media has found its star in Suki Waterhouse (Into the Dark: New Year, New You, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). According to Deadline, the actress is set to take on the leading role in the film, which will be the directorial debut of Simon Barrett (V/H/S).

The movie is set in an all-girls boarding school haunted by a vengeful spirit and Waterhouse plays the part of Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student’s untimely and violent death. It is written and directed by Barrett.

Producing alongside Dark Castle, HanWay, and Ingenious Media are John Schoenfelder, Russell Ackerman, Tomas Deckaj, and Alex Mace, with Hal Sadoff on board as executive producer. The film is still in pre-production for now, but filming is set to begin next month in Canada.

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