Brittany Murphy’s last film ‘Abandoned’ to be released

LATE US actress Brittany Murphy’s last film Abandoned’ is heading to the big screens later this year after being picked up by Anchor Bay Entertainment. The film distribution with the film set to be released this summer. The movie, produced by Jeffrey Schenck and Barry Barnholtz, was the last film role for 32-year-old Murphy who died in December 2009 after suffering cardiac arrest. Brittany Murphy co-starred in films like ‘8 Mile’, Clueless’ and ‘Girl Interrupted’, but worked in mostly low-budget movies in more recent years. ‘Brittany will be deeply missed by everyone who worked on Abandoned’. The film is a taut thriller which portrays Brittany’s character as smart and tough – and that’s how we all want to remember her,’ the producers said in a joint statement. Anchor Bay entertainment’s President Bill Clark said it was an honour to release Murphy’s last film that was finished in June last year. ‘It was important to Anchor Bay that the timing of this release be right, because we’re sensitive to such a tragic loss. We also recognize, however, that Brittany’s fans will want to see her amazing last work,’ said. In ‘Abandoned’, Murphy plays Mary Walsh who tades her boyfriend to hospital for routine outpatient surgery but he vanishes with no record of him left behind. Soon, however, she receives a ransom demand. The film co-stars Dean Cain and Mimi Rogers. Anchor Bay Entertainment is a division of Starz Media LLC which is a subsidiary of John Malone’s Liberty Media Corporation.