WISH UPON (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Joey King (White House Down), Ryan Phillippe (Crash), Ki Hong Lee (The Maze Runner), Mitchell Slaggert (film debut), Shannon Purser (Stranger Things), Sydney Park (Spork), Kevin Hanchard (Four Brothers), Sherilyn Fenn (The United States of Leland), Alice Lee (Alone)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John R. Leonetti (Annabelle), director; Barbara Marshall (Triple Dog), writer; Sherryl Clark (Plush), producer; Tom Hajdu (The Rules of Attraction) and Andy Milburn (The Mothman Prophecies), composers; Michael Galbraith (film debut), cinematographer; Peck Prior (Pixels), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Teenager Claire (King) receives a mysterious music box from her father (Phillippe), and finds that it grants her seven wishes which all start to come true – but at a rather bloody cost…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Wish Upon is a fun-looking horror film that explores the age-old message of “be careful what you wish for” from the perspective of the modern teenage girl.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 28TH JULY 2017

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