Poltergeist Adds Jane Adams

Following word earlier today that “Touch” star Saxon Sharbino had joined the cast of MGM and Fox 2000’s Poltergeist comes the news, via The Hollywood Reporter, that “Hung” actress Jane Adams has signed on as well. She’ll play a parapsychologist in the Gil Kenan film.

Adams also joins Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt and Jared Harris in the horror pic, which starting filming on September 23 in Toronto. The story follows the Bowens as their home is terrorized and their youngest child goes missing when a supernatural force takes over their home.

Kenan is directing from a script by David Lindsay-Abaire. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are producing via their Ghost House Pictures banner with Roy Lee. Nathan Kahane is executive producing.

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