EXCLUSIVE: Charli xcx will be possessed by a violent, tortured spirit in Takashi Miike‘s anticipated untitled slasher-horror film, which is due to start filming in Japan next month, we can reveal.
The Brat star is joined in the movie by Milly Alcock (Supergirl), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead), actress, model and singer Kiko Mizuhara (Attack On Titan) and Show Kasamatsu (Tokyo Vice).
Known as Untitled Kyoto, the film will follow “three best friends who meet up in Kyoto to rekindle their lifelong friendships. What is intended to be a care-free girls trip devolves into a nightmare, unfolding across the streets of Kyoto, when Katie (Charli xcx) becomes possessed by a violent, tortured spirit (Mizuhara) in the Japanese horror tradition”.
The Veterans and CAA Media Finance are launching international sales on the buzzy package ahead of next week’s European Film Market in Berlin where horror movies are clearly the order of the day.
Ross Evans and Yumiko Aoyagi wrote the script, which is inspired from an original idea of Charli and Miike. Miike’s longtime producing partner Misako Saka will executive-produce on his behalf.
Charli xcx is producing through her studio365 banner whose The Moment is currently in theatrical release via A24 and just racked up the studio’s third-biggest limited release. Also producing are Good World Productions, Yumiko Aoyagi Productions and OLM. Alex Peace-Power will executive-produce.
Among Miike’s 59 features, notable credits include the cult classics Audition (1999), Ichi the Killer (2001), 13 Assassins (2010) which premiered in Venice Film Festival, and Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) which premiered at Cannes. The filmmaker is renowned for his movie’s singular violence and transgressive content, often exploring horror, samurai and yakuza genres.
Recently shot for Charli xcx are Daniel Goldhaber’s remake of the 1978 cult horror film Faces of Death, Greg Araki’s erotic thriller I Want Your Sex, Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, Julia Jackman’s period fantasy 100 Nights Of Hero, Romain Gavras’ satirical action Sacrifice, and Pete Ohs’ intimate drama Erupcja.
House of the Dragon star Alcock, who has DC’s Supergirl upcoming, recently wrapped filming the lead role in Daina Oniunas-Pusić’s dark comedy Thumb. The Walking Dead star Reedus will soon reprise his role in the upcoming third installment of The Boondock Saints. Mizuhara recently wrapped production on Eugene Kotlyarenko’s Vintage Violence, starring opposite Cole Sprouse. Kasamatsu, known for HBO Max’s Tokyo Vice and acclaimed drama The Narrow Road To The Deep North, will soon make his English-language feature debut opposite Cynthia Erivo and Isabel May in Takashi Doscher’s Liongsate thriller Karoshi.
Ross Evans is best known for his black comedy How To Save A Marriage that sold to Sony with Rob Pattinson attached after a seven-figure multi-studio bidding war. He’s due to make his directorial debut this summer, directing Lakeith Stanfield and Keke Palmer in DeNovo. Yumiko Aoyagi is one of Japan’s best known writer-producers with credits including DCU: Deep Crime Unit, the Japan-Hollywood co-production and one of the country’s highest-rated shows; remaking Emmy winner Orphan Black in Japan’s first remake of a BBC series; and Lonelygirl15, which was a hit for YouTube.
Miike is represented at CAA and Greenberg Traurig. Charli xcx is represented at Good World & Project Gold, CAA and Huxley. Milly Alcock is represented at Entertainment 360, CAA, Curtis Brown and Goodman, Genow. Norman Reedus is represented by CAA, Linden Entertainment, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Kiko Mizuhura is represented at Light House Management + Media and CAA. Show Kasamatsu is represented at Brookside Management and CAA. Ross Evans is represented at Entertainment 360, UTA and The Nord Group. Yumiko Aoyagi is represented at CAA, Greenberg Traurig, and Principal Communications Group.
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