''Simulant'' is an upcoming American
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by
April Mullen
April Mullen () is a Canadian actress and filmmaker.
Career
In 2012, Mullen became the first woman to direct a live action, fully stereoscopic 3D feature film, '' Dead Before Dawn'' (2012)''.'' In 2015, she directed the neo-noir grindhouse fe ...
. It stars
Robbie Amell
Robert Patrick Amell IV (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian-American actor and producer. He is best-known for his roles as Stephen Jameson on The CW series ''The Tomorrow People'', Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm on The CW series '' The Flash'', Nath ...
,
Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is a Panamanian-American actress. Best known for her role as Mia Toretto in the '' Fast & Furious'' franchise, she made her acting debut in an episode of ''All My Children'' in 1995 and next took on the re ...
,
Simu Liu
Simu Liu ( ; ; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings''. He also played Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom '' Kim ...
, Alicia Sanz, and
Sam Worthington
Samuel Henry John Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing Jake Sully in ''Avatar'' and its sequel, ''Avatar: The Way of Water''; Marcus Wright in '' Terminator Salvation'', and Perseus in '' Clash ...
. The film is set to release on May 5, 2023.
Premise
A woman named Faye tries to replace her newly deceased husband, Evan, with an android simulant.
Cast
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Robbie Amell
Robert Patrick Amell IV (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian-American actor and producer. He is best-known for his roles as Stephen Jameson on The CW series ''The Tomorrow People'', Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm on The CW series '' The Flash'', Nath ...
as Evan
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Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is a Panamanian-American actress. Best known for her role as Mia Toretto in the '' Fast & Furious'' franchise, she made her acting debut in an episode of ''All My Children'' in 1995 and next took on the re ...
as Faye
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Simu Liu
Simu Liu ( ; ; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings''. He also played Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom '' Kim ...
as Casey
* Alicia Sanz as Esmé
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Sam Worthington
Samuel Henry John Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing Jake Sully in ''Avatar'' and its sequel, ''Avatar: The Way of Water''; Marcus Wright in '' Terminator Salvation'', and Perseus in '' Clash ...
as Kessler
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Mayko Nguyen
Mayko Nguyen is a Canadian actress of Vietnamese descent. She was born on April 19, 1980 in Vancouver, Canada. She has appeared in ''ReGenesis'', ''Rookie Blue'', ''Killjoys'', and ''Hudson and Rex''.
Career
Nguyen has had lead and recurring ro ...
as Michiko Higashi
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Emmanuel Kabongo
Emmanuel Kabongo (born December 25, 1986) is a Canadian actor and producer. Born and raised in Zaire before it became the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kabongo immigrated to Canada with his family in the 1990s. He began his acting career as ...
as Joshua
Production
In September 2021,
Luke Grimes
Luke Timothy Grimes (born January 21, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his role as real life Navy SEAL Marc Alan Lee in the acclaimed film ''American Sniper''. He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film ''Fifty Shades of ...
was announced to star. In December 2021,
Sam Worthington
Samuel Henry John Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing Jake Sully in ''Avatar'' and its sequel, ''Avatar: The Way of Water''; Marcus Wright in '' Terminator Salvation'', and Perseus in '' Clash ...
and
Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is a Panamanian-American actress. Best known for her role as Mia Toretto in the '' Fast & Furious'' franchise, she made her acting debut in an episode of ''All My Children'' in 1995 and next took on the re ...
were added to the cast. In early 2022, Grimes dropped out of the project while
Robbie Amell
Robert Patrick Amell IV (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian-American actor and producer. He is best-known for his roles as Stephen Jameson on The CW series ''The Tomorrow People'', Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm on The CW series '' The Flash'', Nath ...
, Alicia Sanz, and
Simu Liu
Simu Liu ( ; ; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings''. He also played Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom '' Kim ...
joined the cast.
Filming was underway in the
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...
area by February 2022.
References
External links
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{{April Mullen
Upcoming films
American thriller films