Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Action Thriller A State of Hate Announces Cast Including Ghostbusters Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), seen left, has announced his participation in the Collective Development feature A State of Hate. From the press release the film is "inspired by true events" (Collective) and this reviewer hopes that writer Anthony Hornus can back up this claim. Based on true events is a title that gets slapped on a lot of horror films. Meanwhile, the film has also cast DJ Perry (An Ordinary Killer), Renee O'Connor (Xena: The Warrior Princess), Terence Knox (Tour of Duty), Tony Becker (Dean Teaster's Ghost Town), Renee Geerlings (Halloween II), and actor-comedian Johnny Dark. Shooting takes place within the state of Michigan and the film is a period piece that takes place in 1976. A "racial divide" and "simmering racial" tensions are sparked with the death of a "young black woman," (Collective) while white detective Lynn Kendall investigates. This action thriller will move into production once casting is complete, with more details inside.

The synopsis for A State of Hate here:

A State of Hate takes place between Memorial Day and America's bi-centennial Fourth of July celebrations in 1976, in a small farming community an hour north of Detroit. During a period still simmering with racial divide and tensions over the Civil Rights movement and desegregation, the murder of a beautiful, vibrant young black woman from the only “colored” family in the county, immediately focuses suspicion on a highly active klavern of the Ku Klux Klan, led by its avuncular
leader, “Pastor Bill” (Mills).

Michigan State Police Detective Lynn Kendall (DJ Perry) is called in to assist
the inexperienced local police chief Mark Yando (Carlucci Weyant, with an investigation that will take them deep into the secretive world of the KKK" (Collective).

Release Date: Unknown.

Director: Unknown.

Writer: Anthony Hornus.

Cast: DJ Perry, Ernie Hudson, Renee O'Connor,, Terence Knox, Tony Becker,, Renee Geerlings, and Johnny Dark.

More details at the Collective Development website found here:

Collective Development Webpage

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