While he can bring pretty much any character to life, Jason Isaacs is often at his best when he gets to be bad. Gore Verbinski has realised that, casting the actor in his supernatural horror pic **A Cure For Wellness{
Revolutionary Road writer Justin Haythe – who worked with Verbinski on The Lone Ranger – is on script duty for this one, which focuses on a young man (DeHaan) sent to fetch his boss from a therapeutic institute nestled in the Swiss Alps. But while he’s there, his boss disappears and he has to extend his stay at the place. Which is when he realises he’s actually trapped and starts to uncover the dark secrets lurking around the hallways.
Mia Goth is co-starring in the film, and The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Isaacs will be the aristocratic director of the institute, a man who has dark ideas for her character. So, less “hello Jason Isaacs” than “Hell no, Jason Isaacs”, then?
Verbinski is planning to start shooting this month in Europe. Isaacs, who was last seen in Fury and After The Fall, has a number of films awaiting release including Dawn, **Stockholm, Pennsylvania **and London Fields.