Warner Bros. Pictures starts Memorial Day weekend early by opening the new film Chernobyl Diaries at midnight on Thursday, May 24th in over 1,300 theaters in 184 U.S. and Canadian markets. Oren Peli fans who want to be the first to take an extreme tour of the forbidden area surrounding the infamous Chernobyl reactor can kick-off the holiday weekend by seeing the movie at the stroke of midnight on Thursday.
After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone
Brad Parker makes his feature film directorial debut with Chernobyl Diaries. The screenplay was written by Oren Peli and Carey Van Dyke & Shane Van Dyke, based on a story by Peli. Peli also produces, with Brian Witten. Richard Sharkey, Rob Cowan, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Allison Silver, Milan Popelka and Alison Cohen serve as executive producers.
The film’s cast includes Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Phillips and Dimitri Diatchenko.