Sometimes, even in tragic death, we can still love our beloved deceased ones, right? That’s the premise of the upcoming, uhh, slightly strange, and heartfelt romantic drama, “Endless” that stars Alexandra Shipp (“Love, Simon,” “X-Men” franchise, and part of Forbes 30 under 30 this year), Nicholas Hamilton (“It,” “Captain Fantastic“), Famke Janssen (“X-Men” franchise, “Taken” franchise) and DeRon Horton (“Dear White People,” “Roman J. Israel, Esq.“).
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Written by O’Neil Sharma and Andre Case, directed by Scott Speer (2012’s “Step Up Revolution”) and produced by Gabriela Bacher, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Kevin Dewalt, and Sean Finegan. Shipp and Hamilton star as madly in love high school graduates who are are separated by a tragic car accident. But love transcends all I guess and ghost boyfriend keeps on trying to let love rule and even has a dead best friend ghost coaching him through his dead spiritual plan existence life or whatever. Here’s the official synopsis:
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Endless follows love-struck high school graduates Riley (Alexandra Shipp) and Chris (Nicholas Hamilton). When they are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend’s death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go.
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The synopsis suggests something supernatural, but really, this is something a bit more strangely spiritual and otherworldly– love transcends time, love, space and umm, death. How romantic. “Endless” opens in theaters (if such a thing is open by then) and On Demand August 14. Watch the first trailer below.