Dune and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga actress Anya Taylor-Pleasure is ready to star alongside Knives Out and the MCU’s Chris Evans within the satirical action-adventure film Sacrifice, which could have its world premiere on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition on September 6. Sacrifice is directed by Romain Gavras, who co-wrote the script alongside Will Arbery.
Sacrifice follows Joan (Taylor-Pleasure), a grieving daughter who embraces a mysterious prophecy that instructs her to cleanse the Earth. She and her siblings hijack a star-studded superstar profit, the place they choose three hostages from the attendees: washed-up movie star Mike Tyler (Evans), calculating billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel) and their shared lover Katie (Ambika Mod).
By way of tiff.web, Gavras premiered a primary look on Friday at Sacrifice: a picture of Evans and Taylor-Pleasure staring intently at each other and holding fingers in a comforting gesture, with him in black-tie apparel and her armed and dressed for a struggle.
Sacrifice additionally options Salma Hayek Pinault, John Malkovich, Charli XCX, and Jonatan “Yung Lean” Leandoer.
What This First Look Means For Sacrifice
Anya Taylor-Pleasure in The Queen’s Gambit
The a number of manufacturing corporations behind Sacrifice and the advertising and marketing crew at TIFF selected an particularly nice picture to tease the upcoming movie, suggesting that the characters’ relationships is not going to be easy, and the narrative will discover completely different senses of duty for the planet. Then again, it isn’t clear when Sacrifice will launch theatrically after TIFF.
This implies it might be a while earlier than the film secures a distributor and is offered in theaters. Nonetheless, even these tidbits are sufficient to get folks within the new “satirical thriller.” Hopefully, followers of Evans, Taylor-Pleasure, and the remainder of the solid will not have to attend too lengthy to see if that is truly one in every of their finest motion pictures.
Our Take On Chris Evans & Anya Taylor-Pleasure In Sacrifice
Chris Evans as Johnny Storm offended in Deadpool & Wolverine
I actually wish to see Sacrifice based mostly on the premise alone, however I’m actually extra due to Evans and Taylor-Pleasure’s involvement. Maintaining in thoughts that one in every of Chris Evans’ finest motion pictures is Snowpiercer, will probably be very rewarding to see him return to one thing probably related. It could be very unlucky if Sacrifice stumbles and would not reside as much as all it has to supply.
Sacrifice
Launch Date
September 6, 2025
Runtime
103 Minutes
Director
Romain Gavras
Writers
Romain Gavras, Will Arbery
