In the wake of “Conclave” doing quite well during awards season, co-star John Lithgow has another meaty project on the horizon with “The Rule of Jenny Pen.” The psychological thriller from IFC Films and Shudder sees Lithgow in a retirement home causing havoc for his roommate, played by Geoffrey Rush (“The King’s Speech”), by using a psychological game to torture the former Judge in their isolated living space.
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Lithgow once made a name for himself by playing nice guys, but in “The Rule of Jenny Pen,” he’s returned to his thriller roots, having played villains in pics such as “Cliffhanger,” “Blow Out,” “Raising Cain,” and a ruthless serial killer in the original “Dexter” series.
The thriller’s official synopsis provided to us by IFC Films reads as follows:
Arrogant Judge Stefan Mortensen (Rush) suffers a near-fatal stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and confined to a retirement home. Resistant to the staff and distant from his friendly roommate, Mortensen soon clashes with seemingly gentle resident Dave Crealy (Lithgow), who secretly terrorizes the home with a sadistic game called “The Rule of Jenny Pen” while wielding his dementia doll as an instrument of cruelty. What begins as childish torment quickly escalates into far more sinister and disturbing incidents. When Mortensen’s pleas to the staff go unanswered, he takes it upon himself to put an end to Crealy’s reign of terror.
“The Rule of Jenny Pen” heads to theaters on March 7, and you can watch that brand new trailer below:
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