The Gates is Burr’s second feature, following his debut, the supernatural thriller Muse. The Gates follows three college students – Derek, Kevin, and Tyon (Gooding, Smith, and Powers) on a road trip gone wrong, as the three young men take an ill-advised shortcut through a remote gated community, where they find themselves trapped behind the walls after witnessing a murder. Over the course of the night, they find themselves blamed, hunted, and fractured by their own differing belief systems, while the perpetrator—James Van Der Beek, at his most charming and terrifying – emerges as the cunning patriarch that holds the entire community under his influence.
THE GATES Movie
THE GATES Movie – Trailer, Cast & Entertainment Release Details
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Written and Directed by: John Burr
Produced by: Nancy Leopardi, Ross Kohn, Gary Glushon
Cast: Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, Keith Powers and James Van Der Beek
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Gary Glushon, Daysha Broadway, John Burr, Keith Powers, Kamala Avila-Salmon, Algee Smith and Mason Gooding attend Lionsgate's "The Gates" LA screening at Westwood iPic Theaters on February 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Mason Gooding attends Lionsgate's "The Gates" LA screening at Westwood iPic Theaters on February 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Keith Powers, Mason Gooding and Algee Smith attend Lionsgate's "The Gates" LA screening at Westwood iPic Theaters on February 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Keith Powers attends Lionsgate's "The Gates" LA screening at Westwood iPic Theaters on February 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Keith Powers, Gary Glushon and Algee Smith attend Lionsgate's "The Gates" LA screening at Westwood iPic Theaters on February 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Keith Powers and Algee Smith attend Lionsgate's "The Gates" LA screening at Westwood iPic Theaters on February 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Kamala Avila-Salmon attends Lionsgate's "The Gates" LA screening at Westwood iPic Theaters on February 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Kamala Avila-Salmon and John Burr attend Lionsgate's "The Gates" LA screening at Westwood iPic Theaters on February 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
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