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Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon) and Isla Johnston (The Queen’s Gambit) are set to lead the new Nicolas Pesce-directed horror film Visitation. Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey), and Stephen Rea (Interview with the Vampire) will also star.
Entertainment One, Rumble Films, and Blinder Films will produce the project written by Helen Gaughran. Principal photography begins in Ireland on January 9.
Visitation follows 14-year-old Maria who is sent away to live with Catholic nuns when her mother is sick and dying. But Maria’s arrival slowly turns sinister as one of her caretakers becomes enamored with her for all the wrong reasons.
Cooke will play a nun who is central to the story. The remaining character descriptions are being kept under wraps.
David Lancaster and Stephanie Wilcox of Rumble Films will serve as producers alongside Katie Holly of Blinder Films. Jillian Share, Courtney Cunniff, and Chanel Vidal are overseeing for eOne.
Zachary Galler serves as director of photography and casting was overseen by Louise Kiely, whose credits include Banshees of Inisherin.
Pesce made his directorial debut with the award-winning 2016 Sundance feature The Eyes Of My Mother. This was followed up by the midnight title Piercing at Sundance in 2018 starring Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska. He was also behind the most recent reboot of The Grudge. He is repped by UTA, Entertainment 360, and Nelson Davis.
Visitation is Gaughran’s first feature film and it has already received acclaim winning the 2019 Script Pipeline Screenwriting contest and First Look contest. She is represented by UTA.
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