Julian Sands, in one of his final roles, plays a conductor with questionable motives.
The Piperalso stars Charlotte Hope, Aoibhe O’Flanagan and Oliver Savell. A logline teases, “When a composer must finish her late mentor’s concerto, she discovers that playing its music summons deadly consequences.”
Hope says it “was an immense privilege to spend a summer working alongside” late costar Sands.
“I will be forever grateful to have had the chance to play together,” she adds. “The Piperis dark, creepy and kind of fun and his chilling portrayal of the orchestra’s conductor had me genuinely terrified.”
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Charlotte Hope and Julian Sands in “The Piper”.Millennium Media
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Director Thoroddsen says he wanted to make a “truly scary horror film tinged with a fairy tale vibe.”
Julian Sands in “The Piper”.Millennium Media
Sands is best known for roles in films like 1985’sA Room with a View, 1989’sWarlockand1990’sArachnophobia.
The 65-year-old actor was reported missing in January 2023 after setting out to hike in California’s Mount Baldy. After months of searches, recreational hikersstumbled upon human remainson June 24. Days later, on June 27, authoritiesconfirmed the body was identified as Sands. Hiscause of death was deemed “undetermined.”
“He was a passionate climber, and we draw consolation from knowing that he passed in a place he loved, doing what he loved. We are filled with the most beautiful memories.”
The Piperis in theaters and on demand March 8.
source: people.com
