Puritan-Era Persecution Haunts New England College in Increasingly Supernatural Fashion In Amazon’s MASTER
Mike Sprague
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Amazon and writer-director Mariama Diallo’s heightened thriller Master with Regina Hall (Scary Movie 1- 4) will begin shooting this week. And today Deadline reports the film has snagged its full cast including Zoe Renee (Black Lightning, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase), and Amber Gray (Escape at Dannemora, The Underground Railroad, Broadway’s Hadestown).
The film follows three black women who strive to find their place at the celebrated Ancaster College, an elite university in New England. The school was built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill and the ghostly legacies of Puritan-era persecution haunt the campus in an increasingly supernatural fashion. The plot examines how each of these women will — or won’t — survive in this space of privilege.
Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios, Julie Rapaport: “From the moment we read Master and met Mariama we knew we needed to be part of bringing this spine-chilling story to life – and we couldn’t be more excited about our incredible cast and executive producer Regina Hall, as well as, Zoe Renee and Amber Gray. We’re confident our global Prime Video audiences will also gravitate towards this timely, haunting thriller.”
Diallo says: “I’m so honored and excited to bring Master to life alongside my brilliant collaborators in the film’s producing team, cast, and crew. Having the support of Amazon Studios, who rallied behind the film from the very beginning, has been so incredibly valuable every step of the way. I can’t wait for this unique and horrific vision to reach our screens.”
Andrea Roa, Brad Becker-Parton and Joshua Astrachan will produce. Hall and Terence Nance will serve as executive producers. Are you up for Master? Let us know what you think in the comments below or over on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!
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