Lamorne Morris to star in the horror film Night Shift alongside Phoebe Tonkin, Madison Hu, Patrick Fischler, Lauren Bowles, and Christopher Denham.
Paul and Benjamin China are writing and directing. The horror-thriller follows a young woman (Tonkin) working her first night shift at a remote motel as she begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses and supernatural events occur, she quickly finds out that nothing is what it appears to be.
Other character details haven’t been disclosed yet.
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Executive producers include Jan McAdoo, Sylvain Gehler, Victor Shapiro, Raphael Swann as well as Kodiak Pictures, which is providing the financing. Defiant Studios with Eric B. Fleischman and Maurice Fadida are producing alongside John Hodges, Bradley Pilz, and Dennis Rainaldi.
Production is slated to take place this spring in Los Angeles.
UTA Independent Film Group packaged the film and will handle domestic sales.