Morena Baccarin (Deadpool) has been set to lead the cast of Rakuten, H Collective and director Espen Sandberg‘s (Kon-Tiki) survival-thriller Beast, Deadline reports today.
“The story is based on Aaron W. Sala’s Blacklist script, and is described as the hard-hitting tale of a woman who survives a plane crash and is stranded on a seemingly deserted island in the South Pacific. She must fight to get back to her children, face her inner demons and a real threat of unimaginable proportions.”
Deadline notes, quoting director Espen Sandberg, that the film “merges horror, thriller, action and dramatic elements, with a strong female lead and important theme.”
Sandberg also co-directed Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
