Drew Starkey of Queer and Outer Banks has joined Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, and Alex “Poatan” Pereira in Adam Wingard’s Onslaught
Drew Starkey’s credit embrace roles in Love, Simon; Scream: The TV Collection, The Satan All of the Time, The Terminal Listing, and Queer, however he’s in all probability finest identified for taking part in the function of Rafe Cameron on the Netflix sequence Outer Banks – and now, Deadline is reporting that Starkey is the most recent actor to hitch the forged of the motion thriller Onslaught, which is coming our means from director Adam Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett.
Contemporary off the success of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and with Face/Off 2 in growth, Wingard and Barrett are returning to their roots with Onslaught, because the mission is claimed to be “within the vein of their cult classics like The Visitor and You’re Subsequent.“
Starkey joins a forged that features the beforehand introduced Adria Arjona (Hit Man); Dan Stevens, who labored with Wingard and Barrett on The Visitor and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire; and UFC Mild Heavyweight Champion Alex “Poatan” Pereira. Pereira is enjoying a villain referred to as The Butcher. In response to The Hollywood Reporter, Pereira will be capable to “bring his set of skills to the role — including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks.” Additionally they word that “Pereira is a former kickboxer and Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is one of a handful of fighters to become a champion in two different weight divisions.”
Talking of skillsets, sources say that Arjona’s character is “a mother who falls back on a particular set of skills in order to protect her loved ones after she runs afoul of a threat that has escaped a secret military base.” Stevens performs a German scientist who’s engaged on the experiments that escape. Particulars on Starkey’s character haven’t been revealed.
Lyrical Media and A24 are co-financing Onslaught and A24 will deal with worldwide distribution. Onslaught is predicted to enter manufacturing in New Mexico this fall. Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett are producing the movie beneath their Ryder Image Firm banner, alongside A24. Alexander Black is producing for Lyrical Media. Wingard and his supervisor Jeremy Platt are additionally producing, by way of their new shingle Breakaway Civilization, together with Barrett. Lyrical’s Jon Rosenberg and Natalie Sellers function govt producers.
Engaged on Onslaught signifies that Wingard, who additionally directed Godzilla vs. Kong, has to overlook out on the third movie within the Godzilla / Kong sequence. He had been open to returning, beforehand saying, “There’s always the seduction of making a trilogy out of it, and I think that there’s some untapped areas to go into. There’s also ways to continue to innovate the stylized approach to the MonsterVerse, and what’s great about the MonsterVerse is that it’s allowed so many different directors to approach it with their unique style and color palette.” When he stepped away to make Onslaught, Warner Bros. and Legendary Photos employed Grant Sputore, the director of Hilary Swank’s sci-fi thriller I Am Mom, to take the helm of the brand new installment. Dave Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) is writing the script. The MonsterVerse movie is scheduled for a March 26, 2027 launch.
Whereas I haven’t had the prospect to see Starkey’s efficiency in Queer but, I did simply begin making my means by way of Outer Banks – and with one season down, I’m discovering Starkey’s character to be an extremely irritating scumbag. So I may undoubtedly think about him enjoying a slimy villain on this film… however possibly they’ll shock me and make him man.
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