Romain Gavras is filming his new movie in Greece.
Iconoclast announced that principal photography began in Greece and Bulgaria for the new film by Romain Gavras, Sacrifice, which is also his first English-language film. The French-Greek directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Will Arbery, with an all-star cast.
Vincent Cassel (La Haine), John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich), singer and actress Charli xcx (I Want Your Sex), Swedish rapper Yung Lean in his film debut, Ambika Mod (One Day), Jade Croot (The Serpent Queen), Jeremy O. Harris (Emily in Paris) and recent Tony winner Miriam Silverman (Your Friends and Neighbors) are joining the starry cast of Romain Gavras’ movie Sacrifice, which is being led by Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Salma Hayek Pinault and Sam Richardson.
Epic journey
Sacrifice — loosely inspired by the Joan Of Arc story — tells the story of Joan (Taylor-Joy), a zealous spirit driven by a volcanic prophecy only she can hear, who is on a mission to save the world from a fiery reckoning.
Along with her militia of mystical disciples, she hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three hostages: Mike Tyler (Evans), a beleaguered movie star desperate for redemption, Bracken (Cassel), the world’s richest man, and Katie (Mod), who’s just unlucky. They are forced on a journey through forest and fire until Mike faces the ultimate question: what would he sacrifice for humanity?
Romain Gavras said: "I grew up with Greek mythology. Instead of feeding me new movies when I was a child, my parents told me these ancient stories, where a mother eats her children or sacrifices are made to volcanoes. These things nurtured me and led to the idea of a group of children with a very specific agenda rooted in a largely mythological value system. I have a penchant for satire, and Will Arbery is amazing at sharpening the tone of the characters and their humanity. I’m very excited about our cast of actors."
His latest feature, Athena, has been nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
Iconoclast is producing the satire with Robert Walak, Jacob Perlin and Romain Gavras, alongside Gregory Jankilevitsch and Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska of Mid March Media, and Giorgios Karnavas of Heretic. Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans and Will Arbery serve as executive producers.
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