‘Poor Greg Drowning’ Creator Jeffrey Scott Collins Behind Horror Movie ‘The Caged’
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EXCLUSIVE: Poor Greg Drowning creator Jeffrey Scott Collins is penning an elevated horror film as part of a development partnership forged by producers Ian Dawson, Gaby Whyte-Hart and Rupert Hollier.
Inspired by true events, The Caged follows a family who move into a cottage in Essex but before long realize the old house contains a dark presence as they find themselves repeatedly terrorized. Uncovering the ancient history of the residence, they discover its previous life as the site of a medieval prison set aside for those accused of witchcraft, including England’s most notorious witch, hanged in 1582.
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Written by Collins, the film will shoot later this year and formally launch at Cannes. It comes from Dawson, Whyte-Hart and Hollier’s respective Sparky Pictures, Filmtrax and Fearless Features banners and is one of a number of genre films in development from the trio.
Collins said Caged will nod to the likes of The Witch, Hereditary and The Conjuring.
“We plan to a deliver a tension-filled terrifying thrill ride for audiences built around ratcheting scares set in a real-world environment with a premise grounded in true events,” he added.
Collins directed, wrote and produced romcom Poor Greg Drowning, which was narrated by Cedric the Entertainer and followed a love addict whose girlfriend left him for their couples therapist. He recently signed with Stride Management for representation.
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