Spiderhead cast and release date as Chris Hemsworth stars in new Netflix film
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSci-fi thriller Spiderhead lands on Netflix this week and sees Marvel's Chris Hemsworth star in the dystopian film.
The film , based on The New Yorker short story Escape from Spiderhead by George Saunders, is set in a state-of-the-art prison where inmates are administered mind-altering drugs in exchange for shorter sentences.
It was directed by Joseph Kosinski - best known for his directorial debut Tron: Legacy - with a screenplay from Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
The film was principally shot in Queensland, Australia, during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Locations for filming included the Gold Coast, as well as popular tourist destination the Whitsunday Islands. Read more: Jack Grealish's girlfriend rumoured to star in new Netflix series In the film, the futuristic penitentiary is run by brilliant visionary Steve Abnesti.
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