Jessica Marie Garcia To Star In & Produce New Vampire Comedy Film From Director Kristina Arjona

Jessica Marie Garcia will star in and produce *Randy Mandy and the Curse of the Plaza Theatre*, a vampire comedy set at Atlanta’s historic Plaza Theatre. The story follows Mandy, a British Latina vampire held captive by her maker since 1939, as she seeks freedom with help from her only vampire friend.

Kristina Arjona will direct from a screenplay she co-wrote with Leanna Adams; the script won Arjona a 2026 Narrative Justice Filmmaker Award. Filming is scheduled to begin at the theatre in 2027. Opened in 1939, the Plaza is Atlanta’s longest continuously operating independent cinema and hosts the Atlanta Film Festival.