The Wasp (2024 film)

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The Wasp
Directed by Guillem Morales
Screenplay by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Produced by
  • Nate Bolotin
  • Maxime Cottray
  • James Harris
  • Leonora Darby
  • Matthew B. Schmidt
  • Sean Sorensen
Starring
CinematographyJohn Sorapure
Edited byJoe Randall-Cutler
Music byAdam Janota Bzowski
Production
companies
  • XYZ Films
  • IPR.VC
  • Royal Viking Entertainment
  • Paradise City Films
  • Tea Shop Productions
Distributed by Shout! Studios
Release date
  • June 13, 2024 (2024-06-13)(Tribeca)
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

The Wasp is a 2024 psychological thriller film starring Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer with Guillem Morales directing from a Morgan Lloyd Malcolm script which she adapted from her own 2015 play.

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Synopsis

Carla and Heather meet up having not spoken in years, but what Heather has to say has repercussions for both women. [1]

Cast

Production

The 2015 play The Wasp was described by Lyn Gardner as “enjoyably nasty” and transferred from Hampstead Theatre to the Trafalgar Theatre with Myanna Buring and Laura Donnelly in the roles of Carla and Heather. [2] [3]

Production of the film was announced in September 2022 with Guillem Morales, Natalie Dormer and Naomi Harris on board with production company XYZ Films, who are also handling worldwide sales. Their producers Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray were announced to be joined by James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films. [4]

Principal photography took place in Bath, England in November 2022. [5]

Release

The Wasp is scheduled to be released in the United States by Shout! Studios. [6] It had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2024. [7]

Reception

Mae Abdulbaki for Screen Rant said that lead actresses Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer give "awards-worthy performances" and deliver "intense, nail-biting portrayals of characters who are each deserving of sympathy". [8]

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