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Rob Tapert and Spiliotopoulos also produced with Raimi. Nevertheless others may find spiritual relief, and even potential for a sequel if the faithful flock shows up for this one. For much of its running time the film could even pass as fare for the faith-based crowd, but with a twist that might turn off true believers. Contemporary references to a world that seems to devour fake news over the truth also figure here. Religion, and all its dark crevices, has always been prime fodder for this genre, but with Raimi backing it, and actors of the caliber of Morgan and excellent newcomer Brown selling it for all it’s worth, we are in good hands. In many ways it feels déjà vu territory, with elements Hollywood has explored countless times in the past - down to the kind of fire that blew up Elmer Gantry’s pulpit. Spiliotopoulos calls this a combo supernatural/journalism thriller and it definitely has elements of both. Eventually she becomes a right hand for Fenn when the whole thing goes to hell. A kindly town doctor Natalie Gates (Katie Aselton) also gets involved, first as protector of Alice, then as someone who feels there is something very wrong going on. The increasing crowds of believers, Alice’s confidence in her powers, and the slippery Bishop Gyles (Cary Elwes) add to the intrigue as stranger apparitions begin appearing.Īn investigator named Delgarde (Diogo Morgado) comes in to check it all out for the Vatican.
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She then becomes the self-styled conduit for a series of unexplained turns of fortune, including a kid who suddenly gets up from his wheelchair and walks - that kind of thing.Įnter Fenn, who doesn’t know how to explain any of this but senses a money-making story he can sell, that is until a death in the church begins to convince him there are more sinister things afoot. After an encounter she believes to be divine intervention, Alice is suddenly miraculously healed. It all begins with Alice (Cricket Brown), a deaf mute who works with her uncle, Father Hagan (William Sadler), at the local Catholic church.
This is a place where - like fabled places Fatima, Lourdes and others - the faithful have witnessed unexplainable religious events. Now a freelancer hawking exploitative stories to supermarket tabloids, he stumbles upon a “miracle” taking place in small-town Banfield, MA. Despite the film receiving negative reviews from critics, it was a commercial success, grossing over $30 million worldwide against its $10 million budget.Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays Gerry Fenn, a former hotshot journalist whose career took a dive when he was caught making up news. The Unholy was theatrically released in the United States on April 2, 2021. Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan,Cricket Brown,William Sadler. But it becomes clear that the entity behind the miracle is far from divine.
The cast was announced between 20, with principal photography commencing in Boston, but on March 14, 2020, filming was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A teen develops an ability to heal and attributes it to the Virgin Mary. The film follows on a disgraced journalist (Morgan) who discovers a series of seemingly divine miracles in a small New England town and uses them to resurrect his career, though those ‘miracles’ may have a much darker source.The project was announced in December 2018 under the working title Shrine, with Sony Pictures adapting Herbert's novel of the same name. Produced by Sam Raimi through his Ghost House Pictures banner, it stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Diogo Morgado, Cricket Brown, and Cary Elwes.
The Unholy is a 2021 American supernatural horror film written, produced, and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos (in his directorial debut), based on the 1983 novel Shrine by James Herbert.
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