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The Universal Pictures thriller Speak No Evil will hit cinemas on September 12th, directed by James Watkins and starring James McAvoy.

The James Watkins-directed thriller Speak No Evil is heading into cinemas to thrill us on September 12th. Coming to us from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse, the film features James McAvoy in the lead role. Also appearing in the film are Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, and Scoot McNairy. Written for the screen and directed by James Watkins. The writer-director of Eden Lake and the award-winning gothic ghost story The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil is based on the screenplay of the 2022 Danish horror sensation Gæsterne. Written by Christian Tafdrup and Mads Tafdrup. That film earned 11 Danish Film Awards nominations, the Danish equivalent of the Oscars.

PREMISE

An American family, upon being invited to a picturesque country estate of a delightful British family they met on vacation, finds that their dream getaway quickly devolves into a tangled web of psychological terror.

(from left) Paddy (James McAvoy) and Ciara (Aisling Franciosi) in Speak No Evil, directed by James Watkins.

DETAILS

From Blumhouse, the producer of The Black Phone, Get Out and The Invisible Man, comes an intense suspense thriller for our modern age, starring BAFTA award-winner James McAvoy (Split, Glass) in a riveting performance as the charismatic, alpha-male estate owner whose untrammelled hospitality masks an unspeakable darkness.

Speak No Evil has been produced by Jason Blum, known for Five Nights at Freddy’s and M3GAN under the Blumhouse banner, and by Paul Ritchie, associated with McMafia and The Ipcress File. The executive producers include Beatriz Sequeira for Blumhouse, alongside Jacob Jarek and Christian Tafdrup.

(from left) Ant (Dan Hough) and Agnes Dalton (Alix West Lefler) in Speak No Evil, directed by James Watkins.

THE NEW POSTER

The latest poster for the movie has been unveiled and is displayed below:

THE CAST

Speak No Evil stars Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate, Halt and Catch Fire). And SAG award-winner Scoot McNairy (Argo, A Quiet Place Part II) as American couple Louise and Ben Dalton, who, along with their 11-year-old daughter Agnes (Alix West Lefler; The Good Nurse, Riverdale), accept the weekend-holiday invitation of Paddy (McAvoy). His wife Ciara (Aisling Franciosi; Game of Thrones, The Fall) and their furtive, mute son Ant (newcomer Dan Hough).

Speak No Evil will thrill us in cinemas on September 12th.

Source: Universal Pictures

 

 

 

 

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