Talia Ryder Signs on to ‘Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders’
‘Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders’, a reimagining of the German classic, has signed Talia Ryder to join the hypnotic journey into terror.
Talia Ryder (pictured above in Never Rarely Sometimes Always) is set to join The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari reimagining, Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders, reports Variety.
She’ll join Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water).
Robert Wiene‘s 1920 German expressionist classic has haunted audiences for over a century and inspired countless horror films.
In this new version, Shannon stars as the titular villain, Doctor Caligari, a traveling mesmerist who journeys from town to town with a sleepwalker under his control, leaving a trail of grisly murders in their wake. When a young woman’s boyfriend disappears mysteriously, she believes that the enigmatic Caligari is somehow responsible. The problem is — nobody believes her.
The outlet notes the film has been described as a “terrifying and mind-bending psychological horror”.
Ryder will play Jane, an intuitive young woman whose ability to perceive what others can’t has left her an outcast. Haunted by her sister’s murder and her parents’ betrayal, she discovers her greatest burden may be her greatest strength.
The actress is a bit of a newcomer but has appeared in multiple titles over the last few years after catching attention with Never Rarely Sometimes Always, such as West Side Story, Dumb Money, and Honey, Don’t.
John Erick Dowdle (As Above, So Below) will direct from his own screenplay, alongside his brother and producing partner Drew Dowdle.
Producing for Anton are Sébastien Raybaud and Brandt Wrightsman, alongside Drew Dowdle for Brothers Dowdle Productions, and Stuart Manashil.
Production recently wrapped in Germany.