‘Magpie’ Screenwriter Tom Bateman Talks Crafting the Perfect Twist and Collaborating With Wife Daisy Ridley
variety.comKatcy Stephan “Magpie” screenwriter Tom Bateman doesn’t want you to guess his film’s twist ending; he wants you to squirm. “I want an audience to just be nudging their boyfriend, girlfriend, mum or dad like, ‘Something’s wrong here.
There’s something up,'” he says with a laugh. “Magpie” follows married couple Anette (Daisy Ridley) and Ben (Shazad Latif), whose lives begin to fracture when their daughter is cast in a film alongside a glamorous movie star, Alicia (Matilda Lutz).
As Anette’s suspicions of Ben’s infatuation with Alicia intensify, their secrets and lies burst to the surface, culminating in a jaw-dropping finale.
Bateman, an actor known for his work in projects including “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Behind Her Eyes,” makes his screenwriting debut with the captivating neo-noir thriller directed by Sam Yates.
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