The late James Van Der Beek performs a robust pastor with a secret life within the trailer for The Gates.
Lionsgate will launch John Barr’s thriller function in theaters on March thirteenth. Starring Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, Keith Powers and Brad Leland, the primary footage was launched on Wednesday, one week after Van Der Beek died at age 48 after a battle with colorectal most cancers.
Gates is about three mates who witness a homicide whereas driving by a gated neighborhood. When the residents change into suspicious, an evil church chief (Van der Beek) targets them, and the three mates discover themselves in a struggle for survival.
“We had been simply passing by and we noticed one thing, and now this psycho is chasing us,” Gooding says within the trailer.
Van der Beek then declared, “I am referred to as to guide this neighborhood, however these boys try to destroy us.” He added: “You noticed what occurs when folks get in my means.”
Burr (The Legend of the Muse) directed the movie from his personal screenplay. Produced by Gary Grashon, Ross Cohn, and Nancy Leopardi.
Van Der Beek, recognized for initiatives equivalent to “Dawson’s Creek,” “Varsity Blues,” and “Guidelines of Attraction,” most just lately appeared in final 12 months’s Tubi particular “Sidelined 2: Intercept,” in addition to the collection “Overcompensated” and “Walker.” Earlier than his loss of life, he was filming a recurring function in Prime Video’s Legally Blonde prequel collection Elle.
Followers have supplied monetary assist since Van Der Beek’s loss of life, with a GoFundMe account set as much as assist his spouse Kimberly and their six youngsters elevating greater than $2.6 million.
