{"id":88208,"date":"2016-06-16T16:39:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T15:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=88208"},"modified":"2016-06-16T16:40:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T15:40:33","slug":"nicole-kidman-and-colin-farrell-to-star-in-the-lobster-directors-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/nicole-kidman-and-colin-farrell-to-star-in-the-lobster-directors-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell to star in The Lobster director’s horror"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re huge fans of the work of Yorgos Lanthimos, the man who brought us The Lobster<\/em><\/strong>, Dogtooth<\/em><\/strong> and Alps<\/em><\/strong>, and his next movie is already looking very impressive indeed.<\/p>\n

THR<\/a> reports that Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell are in talks to star in The Killing Of A\u00a0Sacred Deer<\/em><\/strong>, which Lanthimos co-wrote with his The Lobster<\/em><\/strong> collaborator Efthimis Fillipou and will direct.<\/p>\n

It’s being described as “a psychological revenge thriller with a hint of supernatural thrown in,” which we can shorthand to “horror” with a certain degree of confidence.<\/p>\n

Farrell, who was absolutely brilliant in The Lobster<\/em><\/strong>, stars “as a successful surgeon who attempts to integrate a teenager into his family, but when the teen\u2019s actions grow increasingly sinister, the doctor is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice,” while Kidman will play the character’s wife.<\/p>\n

The Killing Of A Sacred Deer<\/em><\/strong> will shoot in August.<\/p>\n

Lanthimos is a filmmaker who brilliantly brings troubling subject matter to life. The Lobster<\/em><\/strong> was on the lighter end of his range for the most part, but it’s pretty bloody dark in places, and Dogtooth<\/em><\/strong>, as anyone who’s seen it will tell you, is incredibly disturbing. This sounds very exciting and we’re going to be keeping a close eye on it.<\/p>\n

Read our review of The Lobster here<\/a>. Keep up with the latest genre news with the new issue of SciFiNow<\/a>.<\/strong>
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