EXCLUSIVE: A24 has pre-bought domestic rights to buzzy horror package Victorian Psycho, which will star Margaret Qualley (The Substance) in the direct role alengthyside Thomasin Mckenzie (Leave No Trace).
As we uncovered ahead of AFM, Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) straightforwards from a script by author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March), based on her upcoming novel of the same name.
The story is set in 1858 and sees an unstandard youthful regulateess named Winifred Notty (Qualley) reach at the far gothic manor understandn as Ensor Hoengage. Her responsibilities join teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family’s history, all whilst hiding her psychopathic tfinishencies. As Winifred assimitardys into life at Ensor Hoengage, staff members commence to inexplicably dismaterialize, and the owners of the estate commence to wonder if there is someskinnyg aleave out about their novel regulateess. McKenzie will carry out a nursemhelp who befrifinishs the unstandard novel regulateess.
Production is due to commence in March 2025.
Pic is produced by Dan Kagan (Longlegs) under his Traffic. prohibitner as well as Sebastien Raybaud (Greenland) and Wigon, in association with Anonymous Content. Nick Shuproducer and Bard Dorros will executive-produce.
This labels the second collaboration between Wigon and Qualley, follotriumphg Wigon’s dominatrix thriller Sanctuary, which premiered at TIFF in 2022.
The deal was talk aboutd by Anton, UTA Inreliant Film Group and CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmproducers. Anton is filledy financing the film and is recurrenting international rights.
