GOTHAM Star Ben McKenzie Set To Star in a New Horror Film Titled BLOAT
Gotham and The OC star Ben McKenzie is set to star in an upcoming horror film project titled Bloat. He will star in the film alongside Instinct and Birds of Prey actress Bojana Novakovic.
McKenzie plays a “military officer stationed in Turkey while his wife (Novakovic) is vacationing in Japan with their kids. During the stay, their younger son almost drowns in a lake. Soon after the accident, the parents realize that something is wrong with their boy.”
Bloat is written and directed by Tokyo-based horror filmmaker Pablo Absento. She directed a short film titled SHI, which was picked up by Crypt TV. That short was a festival favorite, and received praise from the likes of Guillermo del Toro and Eli Roth.
The movie is bring produced by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) and it’s a co-production with Russian streaming platform Okko, French production and sales house Pulsar Content (The Deep House), and Japanese production company flag Co., Ltd.
Bloat has already started production in New York and will continue in Japan.
Source: Variety