If he was looking to grab a cast that would get buyers interested in his next film, Christine director Antonio Campos has certainly done a good job. Chris Evans, Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska and Tom Holland are all joining The Devil All The Time.
Campos worked with Paolo Campos to adapt Donald Ray Pollock's 2011 novel. The film takes place in Knockemstiff, Ohio, a forgotten backwoods of the States – a storm of faith, violence and redemption brews. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, our protagonist Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. His son Arvin (Holland) is growing from a kid bullied at school into a man who knows when to take action. The cast of characters includes a serial killer couple, a faith-testing preacher and a corrupt local sheriff (Evans) in a story told across two decades. The casting marks two reunions from recent films, with Pattinson and Wasikowska seen in Western comedy Damsel and Evans and Holland – albeit not sharing screen time – in some big release this year about heroes fighting a gauntlet-wearing threat. We forget the name, possibly because of all the dust around.
Tracy Letts is also aboard the drama, which Jake Gyllenhaal's Ninestories company is backing. Campos will have the cameras rolling in February, and the distribution rights will be for sale at the Toronto Film Festival market.
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