Gravitas Pictures has picked up the North American rights to City of Dead Men starring Diego Boneta and Twilight‘s Jackson Rathbone. The psychological thriller/horror film, which just released its official trailer, comes from first time feature film director Kirk Sullivan and screenwriter Andrew Poston. In addition to Boneta and Rathbone, the cast includes newcomer María Mesa. City of Dead Men is targeting a December 16, 2016 release On Demand and in limited theaters.
“I grew up with death and violence all around me — Medellín was tough back then. This is where the dead men come from; growing up thinking that you are already dead, believe me, living life like that is intense,” said producer Alejo Arango.
The Plot: When Michael (Boneta), a young American tourist running away from his own demons, arrives in Medellin, Colombia, after a long journey throughout South America, he realizes he’s gone through all of his money and must resolve the situation soon. Then he meets Melody (Mesa), a pretty Colombian girl who knows the city well and hooks him up with a group of young misfits led by the mysterious Jacob (Rathbone). The intoxicating group lives in an abandoned psychiatric hospital for children on the outskirts of the city and when they offer Michael their friendship and shelter – he quickly accepts. But slowly, Michael begins to sense the horror that went on in the hospital and feels the energy permeating the premises. His new friends only feel immortal, testing their limits every single day, pulling Michael into their dangerous dynamic — and it may be too late for him to get out alive…
Watch the City of Dead Men trailer:
