Control (upcoming film)

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Control
Directed by Robert Schwentke
Screenplay byZack Akers
Andrew Baldwin
Based on
Shipworm
by
  • Zack Akers
  • Skip Bronkie
Produced by
  • Andrew Rona
  • Alex Heineman
Starring
Cinematography Roman Vasyanov
Edited bySven Budelmann
Production
companies
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Control is an upcoming American action film directed by Robert Schwentke and starring James McAvoy and Julianne Moore. It is from StudioCanal and The Picture Company, and is an adaptation of the podcast Shipworm.

Contents

Premise

A man has an implant in his brain which issues him instructions. [1]

Cast

Production

The project from StudioCanal and The Picture Company was reported in April 2023 with James McAvoy cast in the lead role and Robert Schwentke as director. It is an adaptation of the podcast Shipworm from Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie. Akers wrote the script with Andrew Baldwin and Bronkie is an executive producer. Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are producers for The Picture Company. [2] In April 2024, Julianne Moore was reported to have joined the cast. [3]

Principal photography began in Berlin in May 2024, with Sarah Bolger, Nick Mohammed and Jenna Coleman added to the cast. [4]

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