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We’ve been hearing that Margaret Qualley would be working with Sanctuary director Zachary Wigon again on the psychological horror thriller Victorian Psycho, which was scheduled to start filming this month. In late January, Qualley even confirmed that she was working on her British accent in preparation for the film. But now, industry scooper Jeff Sneider reports that Victorian Psycho has lost Qualley just days before it was supposed to go into production. Sneider first dropped this news on the podcast The Hot Mic, then shared it in his The InSneider newsletter as well. Sneider wrote, “I’m not sure why, though it’s possible that a scheduling issue (perhaps with Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars?) prevented her involvement.”

Now we’ll have to wait and see who ends up replacing Qualley as the Victorian Psycho, as Wigon is said to be “scrambling” to find a new star for his film.

Margaret Qualley has worked with the likes of Shane Black (The Nice Guys), Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness), and Ethan Cohen (Drive-Away Dolls), and she had a prominent role in Coralie Fargeat’s Oscar-nominated body horror film The Substance. She has more interesting collaborations ahead, as she has worked with Richard Linklater on the Lorenz Hart biopic Blue Moon (where she stars alongside Ethan Hawke), re-teamed with Ethan Cohen for Honey Don’t!, where she co-stars with Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, Billy Eichner, and Talia Ryder (Qualley plays a private investigator looking into a cult led by Evans), and will be working with Sanctuary director Zachary Wigon again on the psychological horror thriller Victorian Psycho. The Wigon film will be heading into production soon, and during an interview with IndieWire, Qualley confirmed that she’s working on her British accent.

Margaret Qualley realised a dream working with Richard Linklater on 'Blue Moon'.The 30-year-old actress is set to feature in the movie about the final days of Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) – one half of the successful Rodgers and Hart songwriting duo – and found it "incredibly surreal" to be collaborating with the acclaimed filmmaker.Speaking to IndieWire, Margaret said: "I have been a longtime fan of Richard Linklater. I think I auditioned for him the first time 10 years ago."The 'Kinds of Kindness' star revealed that her admiration for the director stemmed from the 2014 flick 'Boyhood' as she was the same age as the lead character in the Oscar-nominated film.Qualley recalled: "I gushed out to Ethan Hawke at the premiere of my friend's film, 'First Reformed', because he just had 'Boyhood' come out a few years prior and that one film just hit me so hard.

Margaret Qualley is teasing just how “incredibly surreal” it was to star in a Richard Linklater film.

Qualley, who appears in Linklater’s upcoming Lorenz Hart biopic “Blue Moon,” told IndieWire that she has been trying to work with the auteur for more than a decade.

“I have been a longtime fan of Richard Linklater,” Qualley said. “I think I auditioned for him the first time 10 years ago.”

While Qualley only revealed that the film she auditioned for was in fact made, she did not say its title… although Linklater’s ’70s college-centric “Everybody Loves Some!!” was released in 2016.

Qualley’s admiration for Linklater was cemented with his 2014 feature “Boyhood,” which felt especially personal to Qualley as she was the same age as its lead character. Oscar-nominated “Boyhood” was filmed across 12 years, with Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette starring. The feature was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Don't expect a sequel to The Substance. Filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, who wrote and directed the hit 2024 horror movie, recently shared why there will not be a sequel.

Speaking with Variety, Fargeat explained that the whole point of The Substance was for more originality and not just a newer version of something old. "Oh no, oh no," she said with a laugh when asked about the chances of The Substance 2. "Like the point of this movie is to present fresh things to the world. No sequels, no prequels, no number two, number three. So I'm going to be so happy to bring something else fresh to the world in a bit."

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A24 has officially acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Victorian Psycho, an upcoming psychological thriller. Adapted from Virginia Feito's novel of the same name, the film is poised to follow an eccentric governess who arrives at a remote Gothic manor, where strange occurrences lead to suspicion. The Substance star Margaret Qualley is set to lead the Victorian Psycho cast, with Last Night in Soho's Thomasin McKenzie joining the roster in November 2024.

According to Deadline, A24 has won the bidding war to acquire the domestic rights to Victorian Psycho. The publication also reports that filming on the period psychological thriller is slated for a March 2025 start, while no release date has been set for the film as of the time of writing. The movie's international rights are being held by production company Anton, who are also fully financing Victorian Psycho.

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It's been a great year for actress Margaret Qualley. She starred in three big movies in 2024: Drive Away Dolls, directed by Ethan Cohen; the anthology film Kinds of Kindness from Yorgos Lanthimos; and The Substance, Coralie Fargeat's sophomore effort, which saw Qualley play a "younger, better" version of Demi Moore's Elisabeth. Next, Qualley will take the lead role in Victorian Psycho, starring alongside Thomasin McKenzie, which will be released by acclaimed indie banner A24.

Deadline reports that the project, first announced in October, will be distributed by A24 and is set to begin production in March 2025.

The plot synopsis reads:

In 1858, a young, eccentric governess named Winifred Notty (Qualley) arrives at the remote gothic manor known as Ensor House. Winifred's responsibilities include teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family's history, all whilst hiding her psychopathic tendencies. As Winifred assimilates into life at Ensor House,...

Indie powerhouse A24 has just added a movie to its upcoming slate. It has purchased the U.S. rights to the horror-thriller Victorian Psycho. The Substance's Margaret Qualley leads the movie's cast. Thomasin Mckenzie (Last Night in Soho) will star alongside her.

Victorian Psycho is described as a psychological horror thriller. It is adapted from the upcoming novel of the same title by bestselling author Virginia Feito. Feito also wrote the movie's script, which Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) will be directing from. Producers are in the project include Dan Kagan (Longlegs), Sebastien Raybaud, and Wigon. Nick Shumaker and Bard Dorros are executive producing.

Set in 1858, the story follows Winifred Notty, a young governess who arrives at the isolated, gothic Ensor House. Tasked with teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family’s history, she hides her psychopathic tendencies from everyone. But as Winifred settles into her role, mysterious...

A24 sees a lot of promise in Victorian Psycho. The independent studio has pre-bought domestic rights to the upcoming horror movie ahead of its March 2025 production start.

Deadline was the first to report A24 acquiring domestic rights for Victorian Psycho, which will star Margaret Qualley, who wowed audiences around the globe earlier this year with her supporting role in The Substance. Victorian Psycho will be directed by Zachary Wigon, reuniting him with Qualley for the first time since his 2022 psychological thriller Sanctuary. The script was written by author Virginia Feito, based on her upcoming novel of the same name that is expected to be published in February 2025. Last Night in Soho actor Thomasin Mckenzie will also star in Victorian Psycho.

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Production is set to kick off early next year on the psychological horror-thriller Victorian Psycho, and Deadline reports that A24 has pre-bought domestic rights to the project.

Fresh off Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, which earned her a Golden Globes nomination, Margaret Qualley will star alongside Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho).

Set in 1958, the movie follows “a young, eccentric governess named Winifred Notty (Qualley) who arrives at the remote gothic manor known as Ensor House.”

“Winifred’s responsibilities include teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family’s history, all whilst hiding her psychopathic tendencies. As Winifred assimilates into life at Ensor House, staff members begin to inexplicably disappear, and the owners of the estate begin to wonder if there is something amiss about their new governess.”

Thomasin McKenzie will play a nursemaid who befriends the eccentric new Governess.

Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) is directing from a...

Horror fans should be drooling over this one. A24 has picked up the U.S. rights to “Victorian Psycho,” a horror-thriller film that will star “The Substance” actress Margaret Qualley and “Leave No Trace” actress Thomasin McKenzie, an individual with knowledge told IndieWire.

“Victorian Psycho” is a reunion between Qualley and “Sanctuary” director Zachary Wigon, who is directing the film based on an upcoming novel by author Virginia Feito (“Mrs. March”). Feito also wrote the script based on her book.

The horror pedigree doesn’t stop there, as “Longlegs” producer Dan Kagan is producing the film, as is “The Night House” producer Sebastien Raybaud. Wigon will also produce in association with Anonymous Content. Nick Shumaker and Bard Dorros will executive produce.

“Victorian Psycho” is, naturally, set in Victorian England and follows an eccentric governess who arrives at a remote gothic manor where strange happenings stir suspicion that she’s not what she seems.

Austin Butler may or may not be the new American Psycho, but while we wait to find out what’s going on with that situation, it is a sure thing that Butler’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-star Margaret Qualley is set to star in the psychological horror thriller Victorian Psycho, where she will be playing the title character. Today, Deadline has broken the news that A24 has acquired the domestic distribution rights to Victorian Psycho, which is scheduled to begin filming in March.

Zachary Wigon (The Heart Machine) will be directing the film from a screenplay written by author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March), based on her upcoming novel of the same name. This will be the second collaboration between Wigon and Qualley, as she also starred in his film Sanctuary.

Victorian Psycho has the following synopsis: In 1858, a young, eccentric governess named Winifred Notty (Margaret Qualley) arrives...

Exclusive: A24 has pre-bought domestic rights to buzzy horror package Victorian Psycho, which will star Margaret Qualley (The Substance) in the lead role alongside Thomasin Mckenzie (Leave No Trace).

As we revealed ahead of AFM, Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) directs from a script by author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March), based on her upcoming novel of the same name. Multiple U.S. buyers were keen on the project.

Set in Victorian England, the film sees an eccentric governess arrive at a remote gothic manor, where strange happenings stir suspicion that she’s not what she seems. Production is due to begin in March 2025.

Pic is produced by Dan Kagan (Longlegs) under his Traffic. banner as well as Sebastien Raybaud (Greenland) and Wigon, in association with Anonymous Content. Nick Shumaker and Bard Dorros will executive-produce.

This marks the second collaboration between Wigon and Qualley, following Wigon’s dominatrix thriller Sanctuary, which premiered at...

Exclusive: Longtime talent agent Jonathan Weinstein has transitioned to management at Anonymous Content, Deadline can reveal.

Based out of the company’s Los Angeles office, Weinstein joins from United Talent Agency, where he has spent his entire career to date. Over his 17-year tenure at UTA, he worked with a diverse roster of film and television actors including Emmy, SAG Award, and Golden Globe nominee Margaret Qualley (Maid), Emmy nominee Nicholas Braun (Succession), Emmy and Golden Globe winners Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) and Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Emmy winner Tony Hale, and Independent Spirit Award winner Molly Shannon (Only Murders in the Building).

While Weinstein’s roster is still sorting itself out, he’ll continue to work with Qualley in his new role. One of the town’s most in-demand, up-and-coming talents, Qualley is coming off the best marks of her career for her starring...

Who’s joining Margaret Qualley on her next project with Zachary Wigon, “Victorian Psycho“? Deadline reports that Thomas McKenzie is the first name added on the upcoming psychological horror thriller’s cast sheet next to Qualley’s. It’s a good pickup for Wigon, too, as McKenzie’s work in “Eileen,” “The Power Of The Dog,” and elsewhere suggests she’ll fit well with the film’s general tone.

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Last month, it was announced that Margaret Qualley, star of the body horror film The Substance, had signed on to star in another genre project; the psychological horror thriller Victorian Psycho, where she will be playing the title character. Now, Deadline has revealed the name of Qualley’s first Victorian Psycho co-star: Thomasin McKenzie, whose previous credits include Old and Last Night in Soho.

Zachary Wigon (The Heart Machine) will be directing the film from a screenplay written by author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March), based on her upcoming novel of the same name. This will be the second collaboration between Wigon and Qualley, as she also starred in his film Sanctuary.

Victorian Psycho has the following synopsis: In 1858, a young, eccentric governess named Winifred Notty (Margaret Qualley) arrives at the remote gothic manor known as Ensor House. Winifred’s responsibilities include teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family’s history,...

Last Night in Soho actor Thomasin McKenzie is set to star opposite The Substance‘s Margaret Qualley in upcoming psychological horror-thriller Victorian Psycho, Deadline reports today.

Production is set to begin in March 2025.

The 1958 set film “will follow a young, eccentric governess named Winifred Notty (Qualley) who arrives at the remote gothic manor known as Ensor House. Winifred’s responsibilities include teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family’s history, all whilst hiding her psychopathic tendencies. As Winifred assimilates into life at Ensor House, staff members begin to inexplicably disappear, and the owners of the estate begin to wonder if there is something amiss about their new governess.”

Thomasin McKenzie will play a nursemaid at Ensor House who befriends the eccentric new Governess.

The gothic horror film reunites Qualley with Sanctuary filmmaker Zachary Wigon, who is directing from a script by author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March...

After captivating audiences with her mesmerizing performance in Last Night in Soho, Thomasin McKenzie is back with another intense, gripping role. She's set to join The Substance's Margaret Qualley in the upcoming psychological horror thriller Victorian Psycho. We first learned of this movie back in October, and it looks like things are coming right along.

Victorian Psycho is based on the upcoming novel of the same name by bestselling author Virginia Feito. Feito is also penning the script for the movie with Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) directing. Longlegs producer Dan Kagan will produce under his Traffic banner, along with Sebastien Raybaud and Wigon, in collaboration with Anonymous Content. Executive producers on the project include Nick Shumaker and Bard Dorros.

Additionally, Anton is fully financing the film as well as representing international rights and co-representing U.S. rights alongside UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance. The production, sales, and financing...

Exclusive: Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho) is set to star alongside Margaret Qualley in Victorian Psycho, the new psychological horror thriller reteaming Qualley with Zachary Wigon, who helmed her acclaimed Neon dominatrix thriller Sanctuary.

Recently introduced to buyers at AFM by Anton, which is representing international rights and co-repping domestic, in addition to fully financing the film, Victorian Psycho is based on the upcoming novel from bestselling author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March), who adapted the screenplay.

The story is set in 1858, watching as an eccentric young governess named Winifred Notty (Qualley) arrives at the remote gothic manor known as Ensor House. Winifred’s responsibilities include teaching the children table manners and educating them about their family’s history, all whilst hiding her psychopathic tendencies. As Winifred assimilates into life at Ensor House, staff members begin to inexplicably disappear, and the owners of the estate begin to wonder if there...

“Just get me out of here.” “I’ve had more fun in the lifts than I have anywhere else in Vegas.”“I’ll never complain about the [former AFM location] Loews again.”

These are some of the statements overheard out and about around the AFM Vegas venue of the Palms Casino Resort. This year’s event has been dominated by feelings of dismay over the US presidential election result, and lift chat. Digging beyond this, sellers report the business itself has shown signs of positivity.

“After two years of growth, it’s great,” said UK-based CEO of Anton Sébastien Raybaud, who notes Victorian Psycho,...

The presidential election isn’t the only decisive moment playing out in the next few days. Over in Las Vegas, industry players are also throwing bets on the fate of a institution far more cherished than the U.S. government: the American Film Market.

A once-bustling film fair bulging with B-movie energy, the AFM has had a bumpy ride over the last few years, weakened by the pandemic, double Hollywood strikes, hospitality issues and prohibitive participation costs. But it has now relocated to Vegas, taking place amid slot machines and roulette tables, and is hoping to justify its importance for the film business — and, for many international guests, justify a connecting flight.

“Last year was not their shining moment, and for a lot of reasons, this is an opportunity for the AFM to show that we need a film market in America, and that we need one the first week in November.