Richard Brake (Barbarian, Mandy) is set to star in Ascendant.

Brake plays a charismatic madman who leads a doomsday cult, with his demonstrations of his claimed mystic powers ranging from telekinetically lighting candles to setting human sacrifices on fire.

KateLynn E. Newberry (Juror #2) will co-stars as a woman who infiltrates the cult in search of her missing sister.

Phil Blattenberger (Point Man, Condor’s Nest, Laws of Man) is the film’s writer and director.

The ensemble cast also includes Kat Conner Sterling (Five Nights at Freddy’s), Chase Gutzmore, Corinne Britti (Saturday Night), Paul de Havilland, Jacob Keohane (Halloween Kills), and Kristyna Kucirkova.

Blattenberger produces with cinematographer/editor Daniel Troyer, Jacob Keohane and Michael Alexander. Executive Producers include de Havilland, Dustin Kincaid, John Abeyta, Serica Abeyta, Michael Sean Decker, Nathan Thomas, Frederic Poag, and Kevin Overton.

Uncharted Entertainment will launch sales on Ascendant at the European Film Market in Berlin this week.