There hasn’t been much word up till now about the plot of THE COVENANT, the supernatural thriller directed by DEEP BLUE SEA’s Renny Harlin that Screen Gems will release September 8, but a preview package that Sony Pictures just sent Fango spilled some details. The movie, scripted by J.S. (THE FORSAKEN) Cardone, is set at “Spencer Academy, a New England boarding school for the region’s reigning elite. THE COVENANT tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students bound by their sacred ancestry. As descendants of the original families who settled in Ipswich Colony in the 1600s, the boys have inherited special powers—but the one hitch is that the misuse of these powers can shorten their lives and, once they turn 18, can actually kill them. When the body of a dead student is discovered after a party, secrets begin to unravel and the covenant of silence that protects them is threatened. Will the boys become victims of their own supernatural gifts?” Sounds kinda like a variation on David DeCoteau’s BROTHERHOOD movies… Steven (SKY HIGH) Strait, Laura (VENOM) Ramsey and Sebastian Stan star in the film; no photos have been released yet, but we’ll keep our eyes open.
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