Former Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer has nabbed the lead role in director Erica Orofino’s erotic body horror pic Devour, […]
Former Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer has nabbed the lead role in director Erica Orofino’s erotic body horror pic Devour, writes THR.
Helfer, also known as Charlotte Richards in Lucifer, plays Luisa, a former professional figure skater facing compulsions she cannot control as she becomes dangerously fixated on Karla, her daughter’s friend played by Georgia Bradner (Ghosts, Resident Alien). A forbidden attraction then becomes an obsession and a self-destructive unraveling of Luisa’s life in increasingly terrifying and transgressive ways.
Elizabeth Adams plays Luisa’s daughter, Elia in the horror film also written by Orofino.
“I loved how dark and psychological the story was. Erica wasn’t afraid to go there, and that’s what made me want to be part of it,” Helfer said of her role in a statement.
“I wanted to make a film about self-identity, female sexuality and desires that exist outside our dominant norms or moral codes,” added Erica Orofino. “I curated this cast carefully and I’m grateful this team came together in the way that it did. Tricia was a dream to direct. She will grip your heartstrings and your guts and not let go. Elizabeth and Georgia are going to blow you away.”
Matt Code, Alison Almeida and Lucy McNulty are producing Devour, while Todd Brown, Kiersten Hanly, Emily O’Quinn Code, Mike Chapman and Fatima Hayward share the executive producer credits. Blue Finch Films is handling worldwide sales, excluding Canada.
