EXCLUSIVE: James McAvoy is set to star in Control, a high-concept action/thriller that will be directed by Red helmer Robert Schwentke and backed by Studiocanal and The Picture Company.
Shooting will begin in Berlin this summer. Pic puts McAvoy back in action mode, where he has shone in films from Wanted to the X-Men installments to go with M.
Night Shyamalan’s Split and Glass. McAvoy just signed on for the Blumhouse thriller Speak No Evil. Control is adapted from the award-winning podcast Shipworm from Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, into a tense ticking-clock thriller revolving around a doctor who awakens one morning with an untraceable device planted in his head.
He must follow a mysterious voice’s instructions or devastating consequences will unfold. The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona & Alex Heineman will produce under their long-term overall deal with Studiocanal.
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