-Premiering at Cannes on Monday, it will be out on limited release
November 3rd-Called a
‘psychological revenge thriller’–
Colin Farrell plays 'Steven', a charming successful cardiac surgeon who takes a troubled (creepy) teenage boy under his wing. Predictably, creepy teen starts getting sinister, Dr Colin's life starts falling apart, and he is
"forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice."-
Nicole Kidman will be playing Colin's wife, and
Alicia Silverstone will play creepy boy's mother.
-Lanthimos and Colin will also be teaming up again for the third time for their just announced in development Amazon TV series about the Iran-Contra Affair – more under the cut.
-According to one source, there is a somewhat
supernatural element to
The Killing of a Sacred Deer, inspired by the Ancient Greek tragedian writer Euripedes.
-In order to get into the role of a cardiac surgeon and understand their lifestyle and mentality, as well as operating room etiquette/procedure, Colin spent time with some at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati (where the majority of the film was shot last summer).
-Yorgos Lanthimos has
co-written the script with Efthymis Filippou, who also co-wrote
The Lobster and
Dogtooth.-Regarding the
Iran-Contra Affair show: Colin will be playing Oliver North, a US Marine working for the National Security Council who claimed partial responsibility for weapons sales to Iran, the profits then going to the Nicaraguan Contras back in the 1980s under Reagan.
-Oliver North is a real life person, and currently (welp) a host on his own Fox News show, 'War Stories With Oliver North'.
Sources:IndieWire Twitter,
First Clip,
WCPO,
Coming SoonAre you ready for the rise and Farrellution of this reformed yoga-loving green juice fanatic Good Dad™, ONTD?
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