Production has wrapped on Vested, an upcoming indie horror film starring Academy Award winner Nick Nolte. According to HorrorFuel, this marks Nolte’s first creature horror role since Peter Benchley’s 1977 aquatic thriller The Deep. The announcement confirms that the veteran actor, known for Cape Fear and its recent Apple TV series adaptation, is returning to full-blown genre cinema.
Deadline reports that Nolte anchors the project alongside co-star Milo Gibson. The film is set against the backdrop of a remote, decaying mountain town. The plot follows a fractured family bound by an inherited legacy of secrecy and violence. As a wave of gruesome deaths tears through the isolated community, two estranged brothers are forced to confront their dark past and their formidable father, played by Nolte. They must face these challenges before a bloody curse consumes their entire family line.
The script was written by Jay Stamatis and Edmond Giovanni Coisson, with Michael Mitton and Michael Bafaro. While the filmmakers have not explicitly used the word “werewolf,” the premise involving full moons and supernatural dread places the film firmly in lycanthrope territory. The story delves into family trauma and supernatural dread, positioning Nolte’s character as a central figure in the unfolding horror. No release date or distribution details have been announced in the verified source material.