A new thriller featuring Ed Speleers, Ed Westwick, and Dichen Lachman among others is reportedly underway and is rumored to be directed by Derek Presley. Titled, ‘Unholy Night’ the film will potentially have Derek Presley take on dual roles as both the director and a co- writer. Being an emerging artist, Derek Presley is primarily known for his crime dramas. Some of his popular works include ‘Boon’ which premiered in 2022, ‘Red Stone’ which premiered in 2021 and ‘Cronus’ which premiered as a fantasy themed sci-fi entertainer. In the upcoming feature film, Derek Presley will supposedly be joined by Crystal Diane Stevens as its writers. Crystal Diane Stevens is another emerging artist who is primarily known for her podcast series and short films.
Plot, Cast and More on ‘Unholy Night’
Ed Speleers, a known actor recently starred in ‘Star Trek: Picard’ a spin-off series to ‘Star Trek’ which follows the journey of Jean-Luc Picard following the events of the original series. In ‘Star Trek: Picard’, Ed Speleers took on the role of Jack Crusher. Ed Westwick is primarily known for his role as Chuck Bas in the drama series ‘Gossip Girl’. Dichen Lachman is known for her roles in works ‘Severance’ which premiered in 2022 and the miniseries ‘Baymax!’, to name a few. While the roles that will possibly be played by Ed Speleers, Ed Westwick, and Dichen Lachman is not known, the film’s plot appears to have a novel take on the genre at a glance.
‘Unholy Night’ will supposedly follow Paul a priest who reconnects with his brother Luke who is an ex-con artist. Also, he gets to known that his previous girlfriend Donna has a child with him. As fate begins to provide hurdles in the form of Tony, Donna’s abusive husband, he is pushed to his extremes in saving his family.
As of now, ‘Unholy Night’ is in its pre- production stage.