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Thomas Hobson talks ‘Ghosts of the Ozarks’

Thomas Hobson as James McCune in the mystery/thriller GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS, an XYZ Films release. Photo courtesy of XYZ Films

by Ro Carter February 14, 2022, 1:42 pm

blackfilm.com correspondent Ro Carter sat with Thomas Hobson to talk ‘Ghosts of the Ozarks‘. During the interview they discuss taking on the role of James ‘Doc’ McCune and how the social climate in America shaped his performance. The film premiered in select theaters, on demand and digital on February 3, 2022.

Check out the interview and let us know what you think!

SYNOPSIS

Tim Blake Nelson, David Arquette, Angela Bettis, Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris and Tara Perry star in this exciting new take on the southern ghost story. In post-Civil War Arkansas, a young doctor is mysteriously summoned to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover that the utopian paradise is filled with secrets and surrounded by a menacing, supernatural presence.

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