Neal McDonough & Skeet Ulrich To Star In Psychological Horror Film ‘Deify’

EXCLUSIVE: Neal McDonough (Tulsa King) and Skeet Ulrich (Five Nights at Freddy’s 2) have signed on to star in Deify, an indie psychological horror film from brother filmmakers Carmelo and Nicholas Chimera.

In Deify — written by Nicholas Chimera and set to shoot in Chicago — a cult leader is put on trial after causing his devoted followers to be burned alive. McDonough plays the assistant attorney general and prosecuting attorney, a man of integrity who profoundly believes in the criminal justice system. Ulrich plays the enigmatic and manipulative cult leader, who pleads insanity and claims to be taking his commands directly from God.

Elements of the script were inspired by events surrounding the 1993 Waco, Texas standoff between members of the Branch Davidians church and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, one of the largest civilian firefights ever recorded on American soil.

Deify is being produced by Jordan Gianeschi (The Crow) and Jacob Rice (As I Lie Awake), along with Mike Manning (Eyes in the Trees). The team previously worked with the Chimera brothers on the indie action thriller Unarmed.

McDonough and his wife Ruvé McDonough are exec producers. Steven Tylor O’Connor (13 Reasons Why) and Becca McCracken (Somebody Somewhere) are handling casting.

Recently seen playing Cal Thresher in the Paramount+ Original Tulsa King, McDonough is repped by Ruvé McDonough and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.

Ulrich, who reprised his role of Billy Loomis in Scream VI and also appears in the recent Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, is repped by Verve and Luber Roklin Entertainment.