Onslaught (film)

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Onslaught
Directed by Adam Wingard
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Adam Wingard
  • Simon Barrett
  • Aaron Ryder
  • Andrew Swett
  • Jeremy Platt
  • Alexander Black
Starring
Cinematography Oren Soffer
Production
companies
Distributed byA24
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Onslaught is an upcoming American action horror thriller film directed by Adam Wingard and written by Wingard and Simon Barrett and starring Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Alex Pereira, Michael Biehn, Drew Starkey, Rebecca Hall, Eric Wareheim, and Reginald VelJohnson.

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Production

The film is written by Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett, with Wingard directing. Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett will produce through the Ryder Picture Company alongside A24, and Alexander Black for Lyrical Media. Wingard and Jeremy Platt will also produce, Breakaway Civilization, along with Barrett. Adria Arjona is set to star and executive produce, Wingard and Dan Stevens decided to collaborate together as their third film. [1] In November, Alex Pereira and Michael Biehn joined the cast of the film. [2] [3] In December, Drew Starkey joined the cast. [4] In January 2025, Rebecca Hall, Eric Wareheim, and Reginald VelJohnson joined the cast. [5]

Principal photography began in November 2024, in New Mexico. [6] [3]

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References

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