Confluential Films is spooked to announce the second wave of cast members for its highly anticipated horror film, Goons. Joining the cast are acclaimed rapper YG, J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley), Serayah McNeill (Empire), SteVonté Hart (Bel-Air), and Tyler Lepley (Harlem). They will join previously announced cast members Chloe Bailey and Michael Rainey Jr., bringing together a dynamic ensemble for what promises to be an exciting entry into the horror genre.
Production already is under way in New Orleans and surrounding areas.
Goons marks the first film to be produced under Confluential Films’ newly launched horror genre label, New Fear Unlocked Productions. Directed by Gerard McMurray, who also co-wrote the film with Hodge K. Johnson, Goons is set in Louisiana and offers a fresh and terrifying exploration of horror. Tommy Oliver is producing.
Director Gerard McMurray expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “YG, J. Alphonse, Serayah, SteVonté and Tyler all bring their own unique flavor to this amazing recipe we are cooking up on Goons here in my hometown of New Orleans. I can’t wait for the world to see what we are putting together with this young, gifted cast.”
Goons is produced and fully financed by Confluential Films through its brand new genre label, New Fear Unlocked Productions, which is dedicated to bold, elevated, culturally specific horror films from creators of color.
While specific plot details of the film are being kept under wraps, Goons will be set in the eerie backdrop of Louisiana cane fields and plantations. New Fear Unlocked Productions is producing in association with McMurray’s Buppie Productions.
YG is represented by Independent Artist Group (IAG), Underground and LaPolt Law. Nicholson is repped by CESD Talent Agency, AC Management, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein. McNeill is repped by IAG; Kanika McNeill; and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox. Hart is repped by Buchwald, The Avery Agency, and Amplified. Lepley is repped by CAA and Artists First. McMurray is represented by WME; Artists First; and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman. Oliver and Confluential are represented by CAA and The BALA Firm.
For more information, please visit Confluential Films’ official website, www.confluentialfilms.com.
