Abruptio


Abruptio is an upcoming American horror puppet film written, edited, and directed by Evan Marlowe. Produced by Barry Finlayson, Kerry Marlowe, Martin White, and Susan Finlayson, the film stars James Marsters, Christopher McDonald, Hana Mae Lee, Robert Englund, Jordan Peele, and Sid Haig in his final film before his death on September 21, 2019.
Abruptio is scheduled to be released in the United States in 2021, by HellBent Pictures, LLC., Sweet Home Films and Universal Pictures.

Premise

Cast

Production

Filming

Filming started in Los Angeles on May 23, 2015 and wrapped on December 2, 2017. In December 2017, several actors were confirmed to have recorded lines, including James Marsters, Robert Englund, Sid Haig, Jordan Peele, Hana Mae Lee and Christopher McDonald. In a June 2020 interview, the film's director Evan Marlowe revealed that with "six years in, we're still not quite halfway done filming. We plan to pick up where we left off in the coming months."

Post-production

On September 23, 2019, the film's crew relayed their feelings towards the tragic death of co-star Sid Haig, while confirming they will finish post-production on Abruptio soon, for a projected release sometime in 2020. In April 2020, Marlowe revealed information about the film's production:

Release

Abruptio is scheduled to be released in the United States in 2021, by HellBent Pictures, LLC., Sweet Home Films and Universal Pictures.