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John Lithgow unleashes his dementia doll in The Rule of Jenny Pen trailer

December 7, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

A trailer has arrived online for writer-director James Ashcroft’s The Rule of Jenny Pen, an upcoming horror-thriller praised by Stephen King as one of the best movies of the year.

Based on Owen Marshall’s short story, the film follows a Stefan (Geoffrey Rush), a judge who moves into a retirement home following a stroke where he finds himself in conflict with sadistic resident Dave (John Lithgow), who terrorises the other residents using a dementia doll. Watch the trailer below…

Stefan Mortensen (Geoffrey Rush), a misanthropic judge, suffers a stroke forcing him into a retirement home, where Dave Crealy (John Lithgow), has long terrorised the other residents, but Mortensen sets himself in deadly conflict with this tyrant.

The Rule of Jenny Pen arrives in cinemas on March 20th.

 

Originally published December 7, 2024. Updated February 3, 2025.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Geoffrey Rush, James Ashcroft, John Lithgow, Owen Marshall, The Rule of Jenny Pen

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023.

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