Echo Valley (film)

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Echo Valley
Directed byMichael Pearce
Written by Brad Ingelsby
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Benjamin Kračun [1]
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Distributed by Apple TV+
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Echo Valley is an upcoming American thriller film directed by Michael Pearce, written by Brad Ingelsby, and starring Julianne Moore, Sydney Sweeney, Domhnall Gleeson, Kyle MacLachlan, Fiona Shaw, Edmund Donovan, and Rebecca Creskoff. The story follows a woman who lives in a farm in Pennsylvania and discovers that her daughter has come to her in an alarming state.

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Synopsis

Kate Garrett works training horses on her southern Pennsylvania farm as she copes with personal tragedy. One night her daughter Claire arrives at her door covered in blood that is not hers, and Kate has to decide what she is willing to do to protect her daughter. [2]

Cast

Production

The film was announced in March 2023, with Brad Ingelsby writing and Michael Pearce directing. It was produced by Scott Free Productions and The Walsh Company, with Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Ingelsby, and Kevin J. Walsh as producers, with Sydney Sweeney, and Julianne Moore set to star in the film. [4] In April 2023 Domhnall Gleeson was also added to the cast. [5] In May 2024, Kyle MacLachlan, Fiona Shaw and Edmund Donovan were announced for the cast. [6]

Principal photography commenced in New Jersey in May 2023, under the title Wildvale, and concluded in late June. [7] [8] [9] Filming locations include Hunterdon County and Morris County. [7] [10]

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