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Premise
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy last year, a mysterious serial killer, known only as "John Carver", comes to Plymouth, Massachusetts, with the intention of creating a Thanksgiving carving board out of the town's inhabitants.
Cast
Patrick Dempsey as Sheriff Eric Newlon
Rick Hoffman as Thomas Wright
Gina Gershon as Amanda Collins
Milo Manheim as Ryan
Addison Rae as Gabby
Nell Verlaque as Jessica
Karen Cliche as Kathleen
Ty Olsson as Mitch Collins
Shailyn Griffin as Amy
Jenna Warren as Yulia
Derek McGrath as Mayor Cantin
Mika Amonsen as Lonnie
Lynne Griffin as Grandma
Tomaso Sanelli as Evan
Tim Dillon
Chris Sandiford as Doug
Adam MacDonald as the voice of John Carver
Jalen Thomas Brooks as Bobby
Production
Development
After director Eli Roth created the fake movie trailer, Thanksgiving, for the film Grindhouse (2007), plans for a feature-length adaptation began. In 2010, Roth told CinemaBlend that he was writing the script with Jeff Rendell and that he hoped to complete it once he was done with press for The Last Exorcism (2010). By August 2012, Jon Watts and Christopher D. Ford were set to write the screenplay with Roth and Rendell after they finished writing the Roth-produced Clown (2014). In June 2016, Roth revealed on Reddit that the script still needed work in order for the film to live up to the trailer. In February 2019, reports indicated that Roth was slated to direct an undisclosed horror film for Miramax the next month in Boston, Massachusetts. Bloody Disgusting speculated that the film could potentially be Thanksgiving but was unable to verify.
In January 2023, Deadline Hollywood reported that Spyglass Media Group was producing the film. Roth would depart from Borderlands (2024), passing additional photography off to Tim Miller, in order to direct the film.
Casting
In February 2023, Patrick Dempsey was cast in the film while Addison Rae was cast in the lead role later that same month.[10][11] Jalen Thomas Brooks, Nell Verlaque and Milo Manheim were cast in undisclosed roles. In March 2023, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Tim Dillon, Gabriel Davenport, Tomaso Sanelli and Jenna Warren joined the cast.
Filming
Principal photography took place in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, from March 13 to May 5, 2023.
Release
Thanksgiving was released in the United States by TriStar Pictures on November 17, 2023.
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Premise
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy last year, a mysterious serial killer, known only as "John Carver", comes to Plymouth, Massachusetts, with the intention of creating a Thanksgiving carving board out of the town's inhabitants.
Cast
Patrick Dempsey as Sheriff Eric Newlon
Rick Hoffman as Thomas Wright
Gina Gershon as Amanda Collins
Milo Manheim as Ryan
Addison Rae as Gabby
Nell Verlaque as Jessica
Karen Cliche as Kathleen
Ty Olsson as Mitch Collins
Shailyn Griffin as Amy
Jenna Warren as Yulia
Derek McGrath as Mayor Cantin
Mika Amonsen as Lonnie
Lynne Griffin as Grandma
Tomaso Sanelli as Evan
Tim Dillon
Chris Sandiford as Doug
Adam MacDonald as the voice of John Carver
Jalen Thomas Brooks as Bobby
Production
Development
After director Eli Roth created the fake movie trailer, Thanksgiving, for the film Grindhouse (2007), plans for a feature-length adaptation began. In 2010, Roth told CinemaBlend that he was writing the script with Jeff Rendell and that he hoped to complete it once he was done with press for The Last Exorcism (2010). By August 2012, Jon Watts and Christopher D. Ford were set to write the screenplay with Roth and Rendell after they finished writing the Roth-produced Clown (2014). In June 2016, Roth revealed on Reddit that the script still needed work in order for the film to live up to the trailer. In February 2019, reports indicated that Roth was slated to direct an undisclosed horror film for Miramax the next month in Boston, Massachusetts. Bloody Disgusting speculated that the film could potentially be Thanksgiving but was unable to verify.
In January 2023, Deadline Hollywood reported that Spyglass Media Group was producing the film. Roth would depart from Borderlands (2024), passing additional photography off to Tim Miller, in order to direct the film.
Casting
In February 2023, Patrick Dempsey was cast in the film while Addison Rae was cast in the lead role later that same month.[10][11] Jalen Thomas Brooks, Nell Verlaque and Milo Manheim were cast in undisclosed roles. In March 2023, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Tim Dillon, Gabriel Davenport, Tomaso Sanelli and Jenna Warren joined the cast.
Filming
Principal photography took place in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, from March 13 to May 5, 2023.
Release
Thanksgiving was released in the United States by TriStar Pictures on November 17, 2023.
