Stonehearst Asylum: First Official Stills - Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley

STONEHEARST ASYLUM began filming on 26 June 2013 in Bulgaria, and was shot over a period of 33 days at Boyana Studios and on location around the capital of Sofia.

The project, helmed by Brad Anderson (THE MACHINIST), boasts an all-star cast including; Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Academy Award® Winner Ben Kingsley and two‐time Academy Award® Winner Michael Caine.

From a screenplay by Joseph Gangemi, the psychological thriller is based on a short story by the legendary author Edgar Allan Poe entitled “The System Of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether”.

When Edward [Sturgess], a young doctor fresh out of college, arrives at Stonehearst Asylum in search of an apprentice position, he is warmly welcomed by the superintendent, Dr Lamb [Kingsley] and his “staff”, including Finn [Thewlis] and a mesmerizing woman by the name of Eliza Graves [Beckinsale].

Edward is intrigued by Lamb’s modern methods until a series of unusual events lead him to make a horrifying discovery, exposing Lamb’s utopia and proving that nobody is who or what they appear to be.