''Cuckoo'' is an upcoming
horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apo ...
written and directed by Tilman Singer. The film stars
Hunter Schafer
Hunter Schafer (born December 31, 1998) is an American model, actress, and LGBTQ rights activist. For her activism against the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, HB2, ''Teen Vogue'' listed Schafer on its "21 Under 21" list in 2017. She ma ...
,
Dan Stevens
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and
Jessica Henwick.
It will have its world premiere at the
74th Berlin International Film Festival The 74th annual Berlin International Film Festival, will take place between 15 and 25 February 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o
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in the Berlinale Special section.
Cast
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Hunter Schafer
Hunter Schafer (born December 31, 1998) is an American model, actress, and LGBTQ rights activist. For her activism against the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, HB2, ''Teen Vogue'' listed Schafer on its "21 Under 21" list in 2017. She ma ...
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Dan Stevens
Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is a British actor and writer. He first drew international attention for his role as List of Downton Abbey characters#Matthew Crawley, Matthew Crawley in the ITV (TV network), ITV acclaimed period ...
*
Jessica Henwick
* Jan Bluthardt
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Marton Csokas
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Greta Fernández
Greta Fernández Berbel (born 4 February 1995) is a Spanish actress, best known for her roles in ''Elisa & Marcela'' and ''A Thief's Daughter''.
Biography
Greta Fernández Berbel was born in Barcelona on 4 February 1995. She is the daughter ...
Production
It was reported in August 2021 that Tilman Singer would be writing and directing his second film for
Neon
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, with
Hunter Schafer
Hunter Schafer (born December 31, 1998) is an American model, actress, and LGBTQ rights activist. For her activism against the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, HB2, ''Teen Vogue'' listed Schafer on its "21 Under 21" list in 2017. She ma ...
,
Dan Stevens
Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is a British actor and writer. He first drew international attention for his role as List of Downton Abbey characters#Matthew Crawley, Matthew Crawley in the ITV (TV network), ITV acclaimed period ...
,
Jessica Henwick and
Astrid Berges-Frisbey
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Variants
* Assan (diminutive) (Swed ...
set to star. In July 2022,
Dan Stevens
Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is a British actor and writer. He first drew international attention for his role as List of Downton Abbey characters#Matthew Crawley, Matthew Crawley in the ITV (TV network), ITV acclaimed period ...
,
Jessica Henwick,
Marton Csokas and
Greta Fernández
Greta Fernández Berbel (born 4 February 1995) is a Spanish actress, best known for her roles in ''Elisa & Marcela'' and ''A Thief's Daughter''.
Biography
Greta Fernández Berbel was born in Barcelona on 4 February 1995. She is the daughter ...
joined the cast while Malkovich, Chan, and Boutella exited the film.
''Cuckoo'' is a co-production with Germany's Fiction Park and the United States' Waypoint Entertainment.
Principal photography
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Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...
took place in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...
, Germany over a span of 35 days from May and July 2022, and was shot on
35mm film.
Release
It will have its world premiere at the
74th Berlin International Film Festival The 74th annual Berlin International Film Festival, will take place between 15 and 25 February 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is ...
in the Berlinale Special section in February 2024.
The film is planned to be released by
Neon
Neon is a chemical element with the symbol Ne and atomic number 10. It is a noble gas. Neon is a colorless, odorless, inert monatomic gas under standard conditions, with about two-thirds the density of air. It was discovered (along with krypt ...
in 2024.
References
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Upcoming films
German horror films
Neon (company) films
Films shot in Germany