Nick Lashaway plays Brandon O'Neal, a "dashing, athletic jock" and "the handsomest boy in his school" who is attracted to Brittany. Emily Meade plays Leah ("Fang"). (), Denzel Whitaker, Trevor St. John, Raúl Esparza, and Shareeka Epps also star. Production began in April 2008, under the working title "25/8", originally aiming for an October 2009 release. Craven described the killer in March 2009 as "a figure who lives under the river", eats bark, and lives in the woods since his alleged death. Although many of the main scenes were filmed in multiple rural Massachusetts towns, with the majority of outdoor scenes by the river and covered bridge being shot in Kent, CT at Bull's Bridge, many of the high school scenes were shot in the then-vacant Tolland High School (now Tolland Middle School) in Tolland, Connecticut. Other scenes were filmed in New Milford, CT and Gaylordsville, CT and Westhill High School in Stamford, CT. The film was shot in 2D. Because of the rising popularity of 3D films, it was post-converted to 3-D. "My Soul to Take" was theatrically released on October 8, 2010, with screenings in 3-D. The trailer was attached to "" and "Devil". The film opened at #4 on its opening Friday, but ultimately placed at #5 for the weekend with $6,842,220 behind "The Social Network", "Life as We Know It", "Secretariat", and the previous 3D screen holder "", in its third weekend. It had placed the record for the lowest opening of a 3D film released at over 1500 venues, claiming the record from "Alpha and Omega" until "Gulliver's Travels" claimed the record two months later. At the end of its run, the film had grossed $14,744,435 at the US box office and $6,740,619 overseas for a worldwide total of $21,485,054. "My Soul to Take" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 8, 2011. The film holds an 10% on Rotten Tomatoes from 61 reviews; the average rating is 3/10. The consensus is: "Dull, joyless, and formulaic, "My Soul to Take" suggests writer/director Wes Craven ended his five-year filmmaking hiatus too soon."