‘When Darkness Loves Us’: Bleecker Street Acquires Emilia Clarke Horror Film

When Darkness Loves Us, a horror film starring Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Terminator Genisys), has been acquired by Bleecker Street for release in theaters next year, reports Variety.

The story follows a young woman (Clarke) who, after surviving 15 years trapped in an underground cave system, returns to the surface to reclaim the family she believes is hers, “no matter the monstrous cost,” per the logline.

James Ashcroft wrote and directed the film, which was adapted from Elizabeth Engstrom’s 1980s novella of the same name.

Marlon Williams (Sweet Tooth), Victoria Pedretti (You), and Natascha McElhone (The Truman Show) co-star in When Darkness Loves Us, which just wrapped filming in New Zealand.

James Ashcroft co-wrote the script with Hayley Sproull and Eli Kent.

“My passion for Elizabeth Engstrom’s story remains boundless; what an absolute gift it has been bringing this work to the screen,” said James Ashcroft, whose credits include The Rule of Jenny Pen and Netflix’s upcoming thriller The Whisper Man. “With When Darkness Loves Us, Liz never lets us forget that the actions of her characters are by turns both tragic and monstrous – no matter how sympathetic they may be. But it’s their indelible humanity that can’t be so easily shaken off afterwards, and that’s when we find ourselves at home in the darkness with them.”