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THE MESSENGERS

There is evidence to suggest that children are highly susceptible to paranormal phenomenon.
They can see what adults cannot.
They believe what adults deny.
And they are trying to warn us.

In THE MESSENGERS, a thriller starring KRISTEN STEWART as Jess, DYLAN McDERMOTT and PENELOPE ANN MILLER as Jess’ parents Roy and Denise Solomon and JOHN CORBETT as field hand John Burwell, the Solomon family has left the fast paced life of Chicago for the secluded world of a North Dakota farm. Amidst the tranquil sway of the farm’s field of sunflowers, Jess, 16, soon realizes how terrifying seclusion can be when she and her brother Ben, 3, begin seeing ominous apparitions invisible to everyone else. When those specters become violent, Jess’ sanity is questioned – a double jeopardy for the tormented teen. Her troublesome past comes face to face with the past of those who once lived in the house, a perilous confrontation that leaves her believability in question with those she desperately tries to warn before it is too late.

Screen Gems and Ghost House Pictures and Columbia Pictures present a Blue Star Pictures Production, THE MESSENGERS, directed by Danny Pang & Oxide Pang (THE EYE, BANGKOK DANGEROUS). The screenplay is by Mark Wheaton with a story by Todd Farmer, and the film is produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, William Sherak and Jason Shuman. It is executive produced by Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake. Director of Photography is David Geddes CSC; Production Designer is Alicia Keywan; the Editors are John Axelrad and Armen Minasian and the music is by Joseph LoDuca.

The film stars Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller, and John Corbett.

THE MESSENGERS has been rated PG-13 for MATURE THEMATIC MATERIAL, DISTURBING VIOLENCE AND TERROR ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

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