Bruce Wood's The Deer Thief Moves Forward

Dreamfast Cinema of Chicago and Dominion Films (Houston & Chicago) have announced that THE DEER THIEF, a feature-length motion picture by Chicago writer/director Bruce Wood, has moved beyond the development stage.

Several prominent actors have been targeted for the leads, including Keanu Reeves, Guy Pearce, Jake Gyllenhall and Ryan Gosling. Support casting is scheduled for late May, with auditions to be held in Houston and Chicago. Production is planned for later this year with principal photography being conducted in Texas.

The Deer Thief is a ghost story/mystery evolving around a paranormal love affair. It is the second feature by Bruce Wood. His debut feature, the supernatural mystery The Door, was released on DVD in 2006 (DVD title Bruce Wood’s The Door).

The Deer Thief continues Wood’s supernatural narrative, which was described by The Gene Siskel Film Center's Martin Rubin as "a tricky story with a Shyamalan-worthy twist".