Official trailer released for Irish horror ‘The Cellar’ ahead of film’s Irish theatrical release on 25th of March

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Wildcard Distribution have released the official trailer for new Irish horror THE CELLAR ahead of its Irish theatrical release on 25th March.   The dark and haunting feature had its world premiere at the prestigious SXSW Film Festival and closed the Fright Fest in Glasgow over the weekend.

Watch / Download the trailer:  YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, WeTransfer

Written and directed by the critically-acclaimed Irish filmmaker Brendan Muldowney (Pilgrimage) and starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken, THE CELLAR tells the story of Keira Woods (Cuthbert), whose daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country. Keira soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family’s souls forever.

Elisha Cuthbert is internationally known for playing Kim Bauer on the Fox hit series 24 and studio comedies The Girl Next Door, Old School, and Love Actually. Other notable projects include the Netflix series The Ranch with Ashton Kutcher and the ABC series Happy Endings.

Eoin Macken is an Irish actor best known for his roles in The Forest with Natalie Dormer and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter alongside Milla Jovovich. He also starred in the NBC series The Night Shift.

THE CELLAR, which filmed on location in Roscommon, is an Irish/Belgian co-production with Conor Barry of Savage Productions and Richard Bolger of Hail Mary Pictures serving as producers.

It is co-produced with Benoit Roland from Wrong Men Films in Belgium.  Patrick Ewald of Epic Pictures Group, Lesley McKimm of Screen Ireland, John Gleeson, Oisín O’Neill for BCP Asset Management, Sarah Dillon of the WRAP Fund and Patrick O’Neill of Wildcard Distribution are executive producers.  Production investment was provided by Screen Ireland, Epic Pictures, BCP Asset Management, The Western Region Audiovisual Producers Fund / WRAP Fund and Wallimage, BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance, VOO & BETV.

Wildcard Distribution will release THE CELLAR in Irish cinemas on 25th March.