Gothic Pictures International (GPI) is proud to announce that Jessica Cameron will co-star in its upcoming horror film, The Beast. Also, the planned filming location has moved from Asia to southern California.
Her role will be Julie Sheldon, who goes on a mysterious road trip with a group of friends through the Sierra Mountains of northern California. In an isolated small town they discover a demonic evil hidden for centuries until its recent, terrifying release.
Jessica Cameron was born and reared in Ontario, Canada. After finishing her college degree in Toronto, she moved to Ohio and started acting. In the last few years she has been cast in more then 50 projects including music videos, television shows and feature films. In 2010 she won an industry award for being a Rising Movie Star.
Some of her favorite recent performances include playing Princess Areola in the film Potpourri directed by Elliot Diviney and starring with horror icon Steven Geoffrey in the film Mr. Hush. She also had the chance to work with legendary director, Jim Wynorski, in the SyFy Channel film Camel Spiders, as well as horror director, Jeff Burr, in Resurrection. She was thrilled to play screen legend Marilyn Monroe in The Black Dahlia Haunting, having been a fan of hers for many years.
“I’m excited to be joining the cast of The Beast,” she said. “I’m sure this is going to be an awesome and terrifying horror film.”
DJ Perry (The 8th Plague, Deadly Renovations) will also star in The Beast, as Bill Hardy, Julie’s boyfriend. This edgy leading actor from the U.S. has developed a powerful reputation for playing a variety of memorable characters in film. He has starred in American westerns, horror/thrillers and dramatic period pieces.
In addition, Gabrielle Stone will co-star in The Beast as Diana, Julie’s best friend. Stone grew up in southern California and has been acting professionally for five years. Her credits include The Guardian (2010), Fuzz Track City (2012), One of Us Must Know (2012) and the recent thriller Unhallowed set to release in 2013.
The Beast is the follow-up film in the association between GPI and Collective Development, Inc. (CDI). The film’s screenplay was penned by Gothic horror writer Russ Williams. GPI and CDI previously collaborated to produce the “found-footage” horror film, Darkest Night, to be released in the U.S. and Canada by Midnight Releasing on March 22, 2013. Darkest Night has gained festival attention worldwide. Negotiations with several parties are currently ongoing for international distribution rights. Perry, the chief of CDI, also headlined Darkest Night.
GPI, founded in November 2010 by a group of film-makers from Asia and the U.S., has chosen as its primary mission to produce and encourage quality, international Gothic and horror films in both
Asia and America. The film company is currently based in Malaysia but will be opening a permanent office in Los Angeles later in 2013.
See The Beast on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thebeastmovie.
The website for GPI is at https://www.gothicpicturesintl.com.
The official website for Darkest Night is at http://www.darkestnightmovie.com.
Production for The Beast is planned to start in late 2013.
