EXCLUSIVE: Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus) is set to lead supernatural thriller Banquet from The Platform filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Fahy, who recently starred in Universal thriller Drop, is set to play Jenny Cochrane, a woman whose perfect life is shattered by the return of her estranged son, which reawakens a terrifying secret buried in her bloodline.
The film is based on an original screenplay from writer Sam Steiner (Fingernails), with Lewis Taylor producing for Film Transmission, and James Harris for Tea Shop Productions (Fall). XYZ Films is financing and will launch international sales at Cannes this month with CAA Media Finance co-repping the U.S.
David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 & 2) will executive-produce under his banner Wychwood Media alongside Florian Zeller (The Father) and Federica Sainte-Rose for Blue Morning Pictures. XYZ is gearing up to begin production in October in the UK.
Gaztelu-Urrutia’s first feature film, The Platform won awards at TIFF, Sitges and the Spanish Academy of Motion Pictures (the Goyas). It garnered 56 million views in its first month, putting it in the all-time top ten most watched films on the streamer at the time. He recently directed The Platform 2, which was the most-watched film on Netflix in its first two weeks and remained in the top 10 for five weeks.
Fahy will be seen next in Sirens, Netflix’s dark comedy also starring Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon.
She is repped by WME, Anonymous Content, and Sloane, Offer. Gaztelu-Urrutia is represented by CAA, XYZ Management, and attorney Marios Rush. Steiner is represented by CAA and in the UK by Under New Management.
