Overview
- Lionsgate released the first trailer on February 18, revealing Van Der Beek as Pastor Jacob, a sinister figure who terrorizes three college students inside a gated community.
- The Gates is slated for a limited theatrical run beginning March 13 under the Lionsgate Premiere label.
- Writer-director John Burr praised Van Der Beek’s work and said the production did not realize the full extent of his illness during filming.
- A GoFundMe for his wife, Kimberly, and their six children has raised more than $2.6 million following his February 11 death at age 48 from colorectal cancer.
- Van Der Beek will also appear posthumously in Prime Video’s Legally Blonde prequel series Elle, scheduled to premiere on July 1.