Oscar
winner
Hilary
Swank
(Million
Dollar
Baby)
stars
as
a
former
Christian
missionary
who
lost
her
faith
after
her
family
was
tragically
killed,
and
has
since
become
a
world
renowned
expert
in
disproving
religious
phenomena.
While
investigating
a
small
Louisiana
town
that
is
suffering
from
what
appear
to
be
the
Biblical
plagues,
she
realizes
that
science
cannot
explain
what
is
happening
and
she
must
regain
her
faith
to
combat
the
dark
forces
threatening
the
community.
The
film
also
stars
David
Morrissey
(Basic
Instinct
2:
Risk
Addiction,
Derailed,
Stoned),
Idris
Elba
(HBO"s
The
Wire)
and
AnnaSophia
Robb
(Charlie
and
the
Chocolate
Factory).
Produced
by
Joel
Silver,
Robert
Zemeckis,
Susan
Levin
and
Herbert
W.
Gains,
Dark
Castle
Entertainment"s
The
Reaping
is
directed
by
Stephen
Hopkins
(The
Life
and
Death
of
Peter
Sellers,
24,
The
Ghost
and
the
Darkness)
from
a
screenplay
by
Chad
Hayes
and
Carey
W.
Hayes
(House
of
Wax),
story
by
Brian
Rousso.
The
executive
producers
are
Steve
Richards,
Erik
Olsen
and
Bruce
Berman.
The
Reaping
will
be
released
worldwide
by
Warner
Bros.
Pictures,
a
Warner
Bros.
Entertainment
Company,
and
in
select
territories
by
Village
Roadshow
Pictures.