Filipino Filmmaker Pedring Lopez Set To Direct UK-Set Horror ‘The Ascendants’

EXCLUSIVE: Filipino filmmaker Pedring Lopez (Netflix’s Maria, Nilalang) is set to direct The Ascendants, a psychological horror feature from Silent D Pictures. The film will begin production in early 2026 in the UK, and stars Australian actors Cristian Lavin and John Jarratt and US-born Indonesian actress Chelsea Islan. Lavin also penned the film’s screenplay. Additional […]