Amanda Warren & Evan Jonigkeit To Star In Sci-Fi Horror Film ‘Door’

EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Warren (The Leftovers) and Evan Jonigkeit (The Hunting Wives) are currently shooting lead roles in Door, an indie sci-fi horror film also starring Akira Jackson (It Ends), River Blossom (Abbott Elementary), Johnny Sibilly (Hacks), and Henry Ian Cusick (Lost).

Marking the feature directorial debut of Sara Magness and Wil Magness, who also wrote the screenplay, and shooting in Portland, Oregon, Door tells the story of a family whose world is shattered after a father unknowingly opens a door that leads to realities shaped by the subconscious of whoever enters.

Sara Magness, Wil Magness and Stacy Lorts (I Am: Celine Dion, Fork in the Road) are producing under their Why Because Films banner, with Courtney Tait co-producing. Casting is by Jessica Munks and Simon Max Hill.

Filmmakers Sara and Wil Magness told us, “Door explores family, loss, identity and the destructive impulse that comes from being unable to let go. The story draws from traumatic moments in our own lives, as well as our interest in how extreme trauma can make us become versions of ourselves we barely recognize. That personal connection is at the heart of the film, and our cast has brought immense depth and emotional truth to the characters. Their incredible talent has elevated the story in ways we could have never imagined.”

Best known for roles on shows like The Leftovers, Dickinson and The Night Agent, Warren stars alongside Boyd Holbrook, Kenneth Branagh and Hiam Abbass in the war drama Atonement, which premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight this year. Upcoming, she’ll be seen in two Netflix projects: the Jamie Foxx drama Fight for ’84 as well as the series Myron Bolitar. She is repped by Buchwald, Alchemy Entertainment and Ginsburg Daniels Kallis.

An Emmy nominee seen on shows like The Hunting Wives, Archive 81 and Sweetbitter, Jonigkeit starred alongside Rebecca Hall in the Searchlight horror film The Night House, with additional credits including indies such as Together Together and Bone Tomahawk. He is repped by Paradigm, Mosaic and Schreck Rose Dapello.

Wil and Sara Magness’ breakout sci-fi short, The Manual, screened at 30 international festivals, earning 18 nominations and 14 awards including Best Short Film and Best Director before being acquired by Gunpowder + Sky’s streamer Dust, where it has been viewed more than 800,000 times. Their follow-up short, Angel Hair, is currently on the festival circuit.

Jackson is repped by Artium Talent and Mosaic; Cusick by Buchwald and Luber Roklin Entertainment; Sibilly by Innovative Artists Entertainment and Authentic; and Blossom by The Wayne Agency.