Matthew Macfadyen has signed on to join Rachel Weisz in Tomas Alfredson’s Seance On A Wet Afternoon adaptation.
The film, which was scripted by Jack Thorne (Adolescence), is currently in production.
The film’s synopsis reads: Myra, a self-proclaimed medium, convinces her husband, Billy, to kidnap the son of a wealthy family so she can lead the police to the “missing” child and legitimize her psychic abilities. When Myra’s true intentions come to light, however, Billy realizes her plan threatens to consume them both.
Seance On A Wet Afternoon is an Element Pictures and Astral Projection production, produced by Robyn Slovo, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe alongside Polly Stokes and Rachel Weisz.
The project is a part of Astral Projection’s first-look and development deal with Fremantle. Film4 and Fremantle financed the film. Executive producers are Jack Thorne, Matthew Macfadyen, Farhana Bhula, and David Kimbangi for Film4. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales, with UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance handling the domestic rights.
Creatives include director of photography Marcell Rév (Euphoria), BAFTA award-winning production designer Jacqueline Abrahams (The Lobster), costume designer Sarah Blenkinsop (All Of Us Strangers), Academy award-nominated hair and make-up designer Daniel Phillips (Victoria & Abdul), and casting director Jina Jay (The Night Manager).