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Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street,' The Hills Have Eyes,' Scream' series) brings audiences his latest suspense thriller with My Soul to Take.' In the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the night he was left for dead? Only one of the kids knows the answer.
Adam Bug' Heller (Max Thieriot) was supposed to die on the bloody night his father went insane. Unaware of his dad's terrifying crimes, he has been plagued by nightmares since he was a baby. But if Bug hopes to save his friends from the monster that's returned, he must face an evil that won't rest until it finishes the job it began the day he was born.
Casting
Henry Lee Hopper, son of late actor Dennis Hopper, was originally cast in the lead role of Adam "Bug" Hellerman, but was replaced by Max Thieriot after Hopper contracted mononucleosis. Accompanying Thieriot is John Magaro as Alex Dunkelman, Adam's friend who is abused regularly by his stepfather, Quint (Lou Sumrall). Paulina Olszynski plays Brittany Cunningham, who shares a mutual secret attraction to Adam.[10] Nick Lashaway plays Brandon O'Neal, a "dashing, athletic jock" and "the handsomest boy in his school" who is attracted to Brittany.[10] Emily Meade plays Leah ("Fang"). Zena Grey, Denzel Whitaker, Trevor St. John, Ral Esparza and Shareeka Epps will also star.
