The Resurrection of Charles Manson’s creepy trailer features Frank Grillo as a cult leader
The Resurrection of Charles Manson, directed by Frank Grillo’s son Remy, debuts March 16
For his most recent film, Frank Grillo collaborates with his filmmaker son Remy Grillo.
The Resurrection of Charles Manson, a forthcoming horror film from XYZ Films, released its trailer exclusively on Friday. In the film, Grillo, 57, plays a cult leader who concocts a sinister scheme to bring back Manson, the notorious cult figure whose followers famously carried out a two-day killing spree across Los Angeles under his command in 1969.
An official synopsis for the movie teases an aspiring actress who enlists her boyfriend to assist her in filming an audition for a made-up Charles Manson movie and rents “an eclectic desert Airbnb as the perfect backdrop” for the audition.
When they arrive, they are met with home invaders, including Grillo’s cult leader, whose sinister plans appear to include making a sacrifice in order to bring Manson, who died in 2017 at 83, back to life.
According to the film’s synopsis, the “dark events of the audition material slowly slip into their reality” as the young couple are tossed into the cult’s “sinister plot.”
The Resurrection of Charles Manson makes for Grillo’s 26-year-old son Remy’s feature film directorial debut. The filmmaker tells PEOPLE in a statement that the movie’s production has been “quite the journey to get to this point.”
“Having the opportunity to make this film was one of the highlights of my career thus far, and to be able to work with my Dad made it that much better,” he says. “I’m truly proud of this film and I hope audiences enjoy it for the crazy little cult film that it is,” he adds.
In a press release, the director noted that cult leader Manson remains a “staple of pop culture” over 50 years after the Manson family murders and that he “wanted to explore where the children of Manson’s following stand in modern day” with this movie.
We believe it is time to revive the conversation because there is a “dangerously close relevance” between Manson’s ideology and the current political and social climate.
Along with Grillo, the film also stars Katherine Hughes (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Will Peltz (The Collection), Sarah Dumont, Jaime King (Sin City), Sydelle Noel (Black Panther), Alex Fine, Josh Plasse, and Kellen McAlone.
Released on March 16 is The Resurrection of Charles Manson.