By MICHAEL GINGOLD
It’s set on the ship that’s been cited as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Vertical has announced its acquisition of North American rights to THE QUEEN MARY, with a release planned for this summer. Directed by Gary Shore (DRACULA UNTOLD), who revised the script by Stephen Oliver and Tom Vaughan, it stars Alice Eve, Joel Fry, Nell Hudson, William Shockley and Lenny Rush. According to the official synopsis, “The film is a psychological horror which explores the mysterious and violent events surrounding one family’s voyage on Halloween night 1938 and their interwoven destiny with another family onboard the infamous ocean liner in the present day.”
The movie was filmed aboard the actual Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, and the PR explains, “In the early 20th century, shipping lines competed to be the fastest to complete a transatlantic crossing. But among the most famous record-holders was the RMS Queen Mary, which held the record for 14 years, but now stands encased in concrete at Long Beach, where it has been used for many years as a luxury hotel and tourist attraction. The ship has a lengthy history of visitors reporting seeing ghosts and visions in its rooms and on its decks, making it the perfect setting for paranormal goings-on on the big screen.”
“We were immediately intrigued by the chilling, grisly tale that the filmmakers have woven together in THE QUEEN MARY,” says Vertical’s Peter Jarowey. “We’re sure audiences and horror fanatics will flock to experience it this summer.”
The producers add in a statement, “We were impressed by Vertical’s passion for Gary Shore’s intelligent and twisted take on a great English and American legend. We know this team will be the perfect U.S. distribution partner in logging the next chapter of this vessel’s historic and haunted history.”
