Wait Till Helen Comes (film)

Plot

Wait Till Helen Comes is a horror story about a young girl, Molly (Sophie Nélisse), whose mother marries a man, so they move to the country. Her new dad, Dave, came with a new step sister, Heather. While living out in the country Heather explores the graveyard to their church house. In the graveyard she meets a ghost friend named Helen, but Helen is no friend. She is actually just trying to lure Heather to drown, so that Helen can take her soul. Molly is the only one aware of this, and when she tries to tell her mom and brother, they think she's crazy. Helen and Heather made a deal that if Helen ruined Molly and her little brother's lives, Heather would go live with her. Molly, trying to create a relationship with Heather, keeps an eye on her to make sure Heather stays safe. After Heather runs away to the abandoned house/ Harper pond, Molly runs after her to make sure nothing happens. But when she gets there Heather is being lured into the pond by Helen, and starts to drown due to the long grass at the bottom of the pond. Molly runs in to save her while the rain pours down on them. Molly finally gets a hold of the unconscious Heather, and brings her back to shore. After Heather wakes up, she tries to run after Helen, back in the pond. Molly drags her into the old house, so they could have shelter from the rain. As their walking through the house, the floor collapses and they become trapped in an unknown lower story. While in there, they talk about dark secrets and create a trust for each other. Finally, their family shows up and saves them both.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Caramel Film Productions in association with Mednick Productions, with producers Victoria Sanchez Mandryk, Don Carmody, Valérie d'Auteuil, Ian Dimerman, and Brendon Sawatzky.

Executive Producers are Scott Mednick, Manuel Freedman, Skyler Mednick, Dominique Desrochers, and Alexandre Grenier.

On the 28th August 2014, actress Sophie Nélisse stated on her Twitter account that she will act in a film adaptation of the book as Molly. She also stated that her sister would act in the film as well. On the 12th September 2014, Variety announced that financing and cast were in place and principal photography would commence on the production of a film adaptation of Wait Till Helen Comes. The work would be directed by Dominic James, and would star Maria Bello and the Nélisse sisters. Production was slated to begin later that same month.

Principal photography began on the 28th September 2014 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Author Mary Downing Hahn appears in the film in a speaking role, revealing to Mandryk that as a little girl she had always wanted to be an actress in movies. This is the first of her books to be adapted into a feature film.