Alix West Lefler of Riverdale and The Good Nurse has joined James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, and Scoot McNairy within the Converse No Evil remake
We would not be seeing many casting bulletins for some time, because the Display Actors Guild has joined the Writers Guild on strike – however proper earlier than the strike started, it was introduced (by way of Deadline) that youngster actor Alix West Lefler had joined the solid of the psychological thriller Converse No Evil, which Common Photos shall be giving a theatrical launch on August 9, 2024. Filming on Converse No Evil started in late Could and has been going down in Croatia and the UK, however it’s not clear whether or not or not manufacturing wrapped earlier than the strike started.
James McAvoy is reteaming together with his Break up and Glass producers at Blumhouse for this challenge, which additionally stars Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Darkish Destiny) and Scoot McNairy (Argo).
Lefler’s earlier credit embody 9 episodes of Riverdale, the place she performed Juniper, and the movie The Good Nurse. Additionally on her filmography are Chateau Christmas, Cranberry Christmas, Time for Them to Come Residence for Christmas, and Fishing for Love, plus episodes of Resident Alien, Siren, and The Good Physician (which has nothing to do with The Good Nurse). Her character in Converse No Evil is Agnes, the daughter of Louise (Mackenzie Davis) and Ben (Scoot McNairy).
James Watkins, whose earlier credit embody Eden Lake and The Lady in Black, shall be writing and directing the movie, which will middle on a household who takes a dream vacation to an idyllic nation home, solely to have the holiday flip right into a psychological nightmare. Converse No Evil is a remake of a 2022 Danish movie referred to as Gæsterne, which was directed by Christian Tafdrup. The director wrote the screenplay for the movie together with his brother Mads Tafdrup. Gæsterne was nominated for eleven Danish Movie Awards, that are the equal to what the Oscars are in the USA. That movie had the next synopsis: A Danish household visits a Dutch household they met on a vacation. What was speculated to be an idyllic weekend slowly begins unraveling because the Danes attempt to keep well mannered within the face of unpleasantness. And in the event you’re excited about checking it out, it’s on the Shudder streaming service underneath the title Converse No Evil.
Blumhouse founder Jason Blum is producing the Converse No Evil remake. Christian Tafdrup serves as government producer alongside Paul Ritchie, Jacob Jarek, and Bea Sequeira.
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