The Scurry

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The Scurry
Directed by Craig Roberts
Screenplay byTim Telling
Produced by
  • James Swarbrick
  • Adrian Bate
Starring
Production
companies
  • True Brit Entertainment
  • Water & Power Productions
  • Cliff Edge Pictures
  • Circus Studios
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Scurry is an upcoming comedy horror film directed by Craig Roberts and starring Ella Purnell, Rhys Ifans, Paapa Essiedu, and Antonia Thomas.

Contents

Premise

A gang of killer squirrels run amok in a park. [1]

Cast

Production

The screenplay is from Tim Telling and the film is directed by Craig Roberts. Water & Power Productions, Cliff Edge Pictures and Circus Studios are producing the project The film is co-produced by True Brit Entertainment. Producers are James Swarbrick for Water & Power and Adrian Bate for Cliff Edge. [2]

The cast reported in March 2024 included Rhys Ifans, Olivia Cooke, Paapa Essiedu, Mia Mckenna-Bruce and Antonia Thomas. [3] Cooke and McKenna-Bruce left the project due to scheduling conflicts and Ella Purnell joined the cast. [4] [5]

Principal photography took place on location and at Dragon Studios in Bridgend, South Wales in April and May 2024. [6] [7]

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