‘The Shallows’ director Jaume Collett-Serra is set to launch his WWII thriller, Play Dead, at EFM. Produced by Sam Raimi!
Jaume Collett-Serra, the filmmaker behind The Shallows and Orphan, is set to launch his upcoming WWII film Play Dead at EFM, reports Variety. Currently in post-production, it’s described as a “white-knuckle thriller”.
In Play Dead, an Allied soldier must play dead to survive after an ambush.
Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) and Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead) star.
Natalie Conway and Peter Stanley-Ward wrote the script.
Said Collett-Serra, “Play Dead is the rare script that felt unapologetically cinematic, built for tension and atmosphere. What grabbed me right away was the precision. Every scene escalates, every beat matters. It had this addictive quality where I was turning pages fast to see what happens next. One moment I was being pulled in with suspense and the next I was suddenly feeling all the emotion.”
Sam Raimi‘s Ghost House Pictures is producing, along with Nocturnal Entertainment, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey. Nocturnal Entertainment financed the film.
Added Raimi, “Jaume and his cast bring the tense, emotional screenplay for Play Dead to life through a masterful building of suspense and riveting performances.”
WME International will handle worldwide rights.
