Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich, Charli XCX, Rapper Yung Lean & More Join Chris Evans & Anya Taylor-Joy In ‘Sacrifice’ With Filming Underway In Europe
EXCLUSIVE: Vincent Cassel (La Haine), John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich), singer and actress Charli xcx (I Want Your Sex), Swedish rapper Yung Lean in his film debut, Ambika Mod (One Day), Jade Croot (The Serpent Queen), Jeremy O. Harris (Emily in Paris) and recent Tony winner Miriam Silverman (Your Friends and Neighbors) are joining the starry cast of Romain Gavras’ movie Sacrifice.
Gavras’ English-language debut is being led by Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Salma Hayek Pinault and Sam Richardson.
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Filming is now underway in Greece and Bulgaria on the Iconoclast production, which Gavras is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Will Arbery (Succession).
Sacrifice — loosely inspired by the Joan Of Arc story — tells the story of Joan (Taylor-Joy), a zealous spirit driven by a volcanic prophecy only she can hear, who is on a mission to save the world from a fiery reckoning. Along with her militia of mystical disciples, she hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three hostages: Mike Tyler (Evans), a beleaguered movie star desperate for redemption, Bracken (Cassel), the world’s richest man, and Katie (Mod), who’s just unlucky. They are forced on a journey through forest and fire until Mike faces the ultimate question: what would he sacrifice for humanity?
Iconoclast is producing the satire with Robert Walak, Jacob Perlin and Romain Gavras, alongside Gregory Jankilevitsch and Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska of Mid March Media, and Giorgios Karnavas of Heretic. Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans and Will Arbery serve as executive producers.
Mid March Media and Film4 are co-financing. The film is produced in association with Gucci, Head Gear Films the Onassis Culture and Athens Festival. Kate Glover is co-producing and Solent Film is servicing the film in Bulgaria.
CAA Media Finance and Rocket Science represent worldwide distribution rights and will continue to sell at this week’s AFM. The film is an official Greece and UK co-production.
Gavras’ most recent feature Athena was nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2022. Singer Charli xcx has ramped up her screen roles in recent months and now has multiple films in production.
Cassel is represented by Agence Adequat; Malkovich by WME; Charli xcx by CAA, Good World Management, and Project Gold; Mod by The Artists Partnership; Lean by Wasserman and Paradigm; Silverman by Paradigm and Untitled Entertainment; Croot by Markham Froggatt Irwin; and O. Harris is represented by CAA. Gavras is represented by Iconoclast Management, CAA, Agence Adequat and Gang Tyre.
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