North Bay and Powassan provide the backdrop for a feature film that’s in theatres now.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker William Woods, The Outer Threat stars Constance Wu, Mark O’Brien, and William Fichtner.
Officials say it’s a science-fiction thriller that explores family, discovery, and the consequences of revealing a world-changing secret.
“North Bay and Powassan provided the perfect backdrop for The Outer Threat,” says Woods. “The landscapes gave us the scale and atmosphere we needed for the story, while the local crew brought professionalism, creativity, and enthusiasm to the production every day of The Outer Threat. It was a true pleasure filming in the region, and I’m thrilled that audiences in North Bay will now have the opportunity to experience the film where so much of it was created.”
It isn’t the first local production for Woods, who filmed the award-winning feature The Kid Detective in North Bay.
The Outer Threat hit theatres last Friday and continues this week, with two shows daily at Galaxy Cinemas North Bay.
Officials say it follows an astrophysicist who, after making a groundbreaking extraterrestrial discovery, is forced to flee with his family from their home — pursued through the countryside by a relentless and anonymous assailant. As their flight unfolds, the line between cosmic revelation and human paranoia blurs, leading to a tense and emotional confrontation that challenges the boundaries of understanding, science, and survival.
