Acolyte Director’s Thriller Officially Scores Wheel of Time Star Rosamund Pike
A new body horror project
Headland is developing Feed, an adaptation of Hatching, the 2022 Finnish horror movie. She is best known for bringing the Star Wars story The Acolyte to the screen.
Award-winning British writer Daniella Isaacs will work alongside Headland. Isaacs is also known for People Who Knew Me, a 10-part BBC Sounds audio drama starring Rosamund Pike and Hugh Laurie.
Pike to star and produce
Pike, who starred in The Wheel of Time, is set to lead Feed and produce it through her Primitive Streak banner. The project reunites her with Isaacs. In a statement, Pike said she had long wanted to make a film that examines society’s fixation on social media and self-improvement, along with fame and modern motherhood. She added that Feed takes on those subjects.
Headland praises collaborators
Headland described Isaacs’s script as audacious, disturbing and deeply human. She also praised Pike as one of the boldest actors working today. Headland said she felt lucky to make the film with Pike and Isaacs, and called them partners for exploring the story’s darker corners.
Key points
- Leslye Headland is adapting the 2022 Finnish horror film Hatching as Feed.
- Daniella Isaacs will work with Headland on the project.
- Rosamund Pike will star in Feed and produce through Primitive Streak.
- Pike says the film addresses social media, self-improvement, fame and modern motherhood.