Bel Powley to Star in Fritz Bohm’s Wildling with Liv Tyler
Word of a new “elevated” horror film has arrived, and we have the early details on Wildling, said to be in the vein of Let the Right One In. It will star Bel Powley (pictured below; The Diary of a Teenage Girl) and Liv Tyler, who also produces with Trudie Styler (aka Mrs. Sting).
Per Deadline, Wildling will be German director Fritz Bohm’s first feature. Liv and Trudie are joined by Styler’s Maven Pictures partners Celine Rattray (The Kids Are All Right) and Charlotte Ubben on the producing side.
Wildling centers on young Anna (Powley), who spends her entire childhood in a single room under the care of a mysterious man (Brad Dourif) she only knows as “Daddy.” He makes her fear the “Outside” by telling her of the “Wildling,” a creature with sharp teeth and claws who roams about eating little children.
At age 16, Anna is freed by small-town sheriff Ellen Champney (Tyler), with whom she finds a temporary home. For the first time in her life, Anna experiences the Outside, soon learning there’s no such thing as the Wildling. But as she begins to flourish as a young woman, a series of unsettling events unfolds. James LeGros will portray the Wolf Man, an eccentric shaman who lives in the forest.
Bohm graduated from HFF (University of Television & Film Munich) with the award-winning short Moonman. Bohm also co-wrote the screenplay along with Florian Eder and David C. Palmer.
Wildling is currently in pre-production and is set to begin filming at the end of the month.
Photo Credit: Matt Holyoak
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